Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC): Price and Financial Metrics
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)
Today's Latest Price: $198.11 USD
Updated Oct 28 7:00pm
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NSC Stock Summary
- Norfolk Southern Corp's market capitalization of $53,741,313,973 is ahead of 96.23% of US-listed equities.
- NSC's went public 34.84 years ago, making it older than 92.89% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
- NSC's price/sales ratio is 5.25; that's higher than the P/S ratio of 76.82% of US stocks.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Norfolk Southern Corp, a group of peers worth examining would be ENB, WM, CP, GE, and PNC.
- Visit NSC's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.norfolksouthern.com.
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NSC Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $198.11 | 52-week high | $224.99 |
| Prev. close | $203.64 | 52-week low | $112.62 |
| Day low | $196.15 | Volume | 2,077,745 |
| Day high | $201.51 | Avg. volume | 1,603,938 |
| 50-day MA | $214.21 | Dividend yield | 1.85% |
| 200-day MA | $187.33 | Market Cap | 54.57B |
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) Company Bio
Norfolk Southern engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The Company's system reaches various individual industries, electric generating facilities, mines, distribution centers, transload facilities and other businesses located in its service area. The company was founded in 1883 and is based Norfolk, Virginia.
NSC Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $198.11 | $200.44 | -5% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for NSC, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Norfolk Southern Corp ranked in the 45th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Norfolk Southern Corp, consider:
- The stock's equity weight, or the proportion of capital from equity relative to debt, is 81. Its equity weight surpasses that of 60.39% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Industrials sector.
- Norfolk Southern Corp's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than only 22.56% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -7% |
| 1% | -6% |
| 2% | -5% |
| 3% | -4% |
| 4% | -3% |
| 5% | -2% |
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