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NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP (NSC) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-29 | 17 | $325 | $175 | $288.562 | $226.6 | 27.34% |
| 2021-11-30 | 17 | $325 | $175 | $289.562 | $226.6 | 27.79% |
| 2021-12-02 | 17 | $325 | $200 | $291.125 | $226.6 | 28.48% |
| 2021-12-15 | 18 | $343 | $200 | $294.176 | $226.6 | 29.82% |
| 2022-01-03 | 18 | $343 | $200 | $294.235 | $226.6 | 29.85% |
| 2022-01-12 | 17 | $343 | $200 | $296 | $226.6 | 30.63% |
| 2022-01-20 | 17 | $343 | $200 | $296.176 | $226.6 | 30.7% |
| 2022-01-28 | 16 | $343 | $200 | $296.705 | $226.6 | 30.94% |
| 2022-03-24 | 16 | $343 | $200 | $295.823 | $226.6 | 30.55% |
| 2022-04-01 | 15 | $343 | $200 | $300.437 | $226.6 | 32.58% |
| 2022-04-04 | 15 | $343 | $200 | $299.812 | $226.6 | 32.31% |
| 2022-04-08 | 15 | $350 | $200 | $300.411 | $226.6 | 32.57% |
| 2022-04-11 | 15 | $350 | $200 | $302.187 | $226.6 | 33.36% |
| 2022-05-03 | 14 | $350 | $197 | $300.6 | $226.6 | 32.66% |
| 2022-06-03 | 15 | $350 | $197 | $297.266 | $226.6 | 31.19% |
| 2022-06-14 | 16 | $350 | $197 | $297.266 | $226.6 | 31.19% |
| 2022-06-15 | 16 | $350 | $197 | $294.625 | $226.6 | 30.02% |
| 2022-07-15 | 15 | $343 | $197 | $276.933 | $226.6 | 22.21% |
| 2022-07-28 | 17 | $343 | $196 | $272.125 | $226.6 | 20.09% |
| 2022-09-17 | 17 | $343 | $196 | $266.75 | $226.6 | 17.72% |
| 2022-09-27 | 18 | $316 | $196 | $259.625 | $226.6 | 14.57% |
| 2022-09-29 | 18 | $316 | $196 | $253.875 | $226.6 | 12.04% |
| 2022-09-30 | 18 | $316 | $196 | $252.312 | $226.6 | 11.35% |
| 2022-10-03 | 18 | $316 | $178 | $251.187 | $226.6 | 10.85% |
| 2022-10-04 | 18 | $316 | $178 | $246.875 | $226.6 | 8.95% |
| 2022-10-07 | 20 | $316 | $178 | $246.47 | $226.6 | 8.77% |
| 2022-10-10 | 20 | $316 | $178 | $245.611 | $226.6 | 8.39% |
| 2022-10-12 | 20 | $316 | $178 | $244.277 | $226.6 | 7.8% |
| 2022-10-13 | 20 | $316 | $178 | $242.833 | $226.6 | 7.16% |
| 2022-10-17 | 20 | $316 | $178 | $242.611 | $226.6 | 7.07% |
| 2022-10-28 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $241.555 | $226.6 | 6.6% |
| 2022-11-01 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $242.277 | $226.6 | 6.92% |
| 2022-11-22 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $243.055 | $226.6 | 7.26% |
| 2022-11-30 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $247.388 | $226.6 | 9.17% |
| 2022-12-01 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $248.777 | $226.6 | 9.79% |
| 2022-12-05 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $250.166 | $226.6 | 10.4% |
| 2022-12-07 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $249.388 | $226.6 | 10.06% |
| 2022-12-20 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $249.277 | $226.6 | 10.01% |
| 2023-01-03 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $250 | $226.6 | 10.33% |
| 2023-01-11 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $247.777 | $226.6 | 9.35% |
| 2023-01-21 | 20 | $316 | $177 | $249.611 | $226.6 | 10.15% |
| 2023-01-26 | 20 | $273 | $177 | $246.166 | $226.6 | 8.63% |
| 2023-01-30 | 20 | $272 | $177 | $246.166 | $226.6 | 8.63% |
| 2023-02-02 | 20 | $272 | $177 | $246.055 | $226.6 | 8.59% |
| 2023-02-14 | 20 | $270 | $177 | $245.888 | $226.6 | 8.51% |
| 2023-02-21 | 20 | $270 | $177 | $246.368 | $226.6 | 8.72% |
| 2023-03-20 | 21 | $270 | $177 | $245.947 | $226.6 | 8.54% |
| 2023-04-06 | 21 | $270 | $177 | $244.052 | $226.6 | 7.7% |
| 2023-04-12 | 21 | $270 | $177 | $242.947 | $226.6 | 7.21% |
| 2023-04-17 | 20 | $270 | $177 | $241.526 | $226.6 | 6.59% |
| 2023-04-27 | 21 | $270 | $177 | $236.8 | $226.6 | 4.5% |
| 2023-05-16 | 21 | $270 | $174 | $237.1 | $226.6 | 4.63% |
| 2023-06-12 | 21 | $270 | $174 | $239.9 | $226.6 | 5.87% |
| 2023-07-06 | 21 | $270 | $174 | $239.5 | $226.6 | 5.69% |
| 2023-07-11 | 22 | $270 | $174 | $241.45 | $226.6 | 6.55% |
| 2023-07-17 | 23 | $260 | $174 | $240.95 | $226.6 | 6.33% |
| 2023-07-26 | 23 | $262 | $174 | $241.9 | $226.6 | 6.75% |
| 2023-07-28 | 23 | $266 | $177 | $242.6 | $226.6 | 7.06% |
| 2023-08-01 | 23 | $266 | $177 | $244.8 | $226.6 | 8.03% |
| 2023-09-13 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $246.55 | $226.6 | 8.8% |
| 2023-09-15 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $246.65 | $226.6 | 8.85% |
| 2023-09-19 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $246.35 | $226.6 | 8.72% |
| 2023-09-22 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $247.6 | $226.6 | 9.27% |
| 2023-09-26 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $247.2 | $226.6 | 9.09% |
| 2023-09-29 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $247.7 | $226.6 | 9.31% |
| 2023-10-02 | 23 | $279 | $177 | $247.7 | $226.6 | 9.31% |
| 2023-10-03 | 23 | $279 | $174 | $245 | $226.6 | 8.12% |
| 2023-10-04 | 23 | $279 | $174 | $244.65 | $226.6 | 7.97% |
| 2023-10-09 | 23 | $279 | $174 | $241.65 | $226.6 | 6.64% |
| 2023-10-11 | 23 | $279 | $174 | $240.947 | $226.6 | 6.33% |
| 2023-10-17 | 23 | $260 | $174 | $239.157 | $226.6 | 5.54% |
| 2023-10-24 | 23 | $260 | $174 | $238.052 | $226.6 | 5.05% |
| 2023-10-25 | 23 | $266 | $174 | $240.736 | $226.6 | 6.24% |
| 2023-10-26 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $233.631 | $226.6 | 3.1% |
| 2023-10-30 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $233 | $226.6 | 2.82% |
| 2023-10-31 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $232.3 | $226.6 | 2.52% |
| 2023-11-03 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $229.45 | $226.6 | 1.26% |
| 2023-11-13 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $227.9 | $226.6 | 0.57% |
| 2023-11-27 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $226.6 | $226.6 | 0% |
| 2023-11-29 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $227.85 | $226.6 | 0.55% |
| 2023-12-01 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $227.85 | $226.6 | 0.55% |
| 2023-12-22 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $230.05 | $226.6 | 1.52% |
| 2023-12-29 | 23 | $260 | $170 | $230.15 | $226.6 | 1.57% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 15 months, NSC's average price target has gone down $29.47.
Over the past 49 weeks, NSC's average upside potential has been 12.71%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-05-01 | 21 | 270 | 174 | 236.400 | 208.61 | 13.32% |
| 2023-08-21 | 23 | 279 | 177 | 246.550 | 210.09 | 17.35% |
| 2023-10-20 | 23 | 260 | 174 | 238.052 | 201.70 | 18.02% |
| 2023-10-23 | 23 | 260 | 174 | 238.052 | 196.90 | 20.9% |
| 2023-10-30 | 23 | 260 | 170 | 233.000 | 187.57 | 24.22% |
NSC Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.04 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
NSC's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.13 over the prior 46 months.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for NSC as an investment opportunity.
- In the context of all US stocks, NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's average analyst price target is higher than 8880.39% of them.
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 8669.99% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP fares relative to Industrials stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -5735.5% of that group.
- NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 4712.22% of stocks in the large market cap category.
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