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Norfolk Southern Corporation

Industrials · Railroads

$326.92

Up+$2.09 (+0.64%)

Updated Oct 18, 2026, 1:44 PM

SID Score

6.4/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
65.97B
P/E ratio
22.27
Dividend yield
1.65%
52-week range
$277.80 – $358.60
Volume
745.5K
Avg. volume
1.43M

Price performance · NSC

NSC price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 16, 2026

NSC closed at $326.92 after 20 trading sessions, up 5.78% for the selected period.

Last close
$326.92
Period change
+5.78%
Period low
$309.00
Period high
$326.92
Daily close
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NSC OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 16, 2026$325.55$328.3625$323.0401$326.92745.5K
Oct 15, 2026$327.77$329.203$322.5309$324.83889.77K
Oct 14, 2026$321.97$324.01$319.30$323.73652.46K
Oct 13, 2026$320.15$322.0499$318.905$321.14650.75K
Oct 12, 2026$316.05$319.525$316.05$319.36333.42K
Oct 9, 2026$316.19$318.255$314.9301$317.79373.01K
Oct 8, 2026$313.30$318.0551$311.70$316.99565.93K
Oct 7, 2026$314.66$317.52$312.87$313.20825.72K
Oct 6, 2026$316.08$317.445$314.3901$316.31414.72K
Oct 5, 2026$316.99$318.56$313.84$316.23750.18K
Oct 2, 2026$312.08$318.29$311.66$317.441.11M
Oct 1, 2026$307.61$311.21$305.43$310.261.07M
Sep 30, 2026$312.72$315.34$309.00$309.00850.35K
Sep 29, 2026$311.24$313.66$311.17$313.00489.69K
Sep 28, 2026$313.16$314.68$311.69$313.05725.12K
Sep 25, 2026$312.57$314.35$311.202$313.00616.89K
Sep 24, 2026$314.75$316.8399$313.02$313.17812.5K
Sep 23, 2026$313.00$317.31$313.00$315.01702.47K
Sep 22, 2026$311.14$314.89$309.40$314.00945.37K
Sep 21, 2026$314.16$317.175$308.44$309.071.74M

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Company profile

Class-I railroad Norfolk Southern operates in the Eastern United States. On more than 20,000 miles of track, the rail hauls shipments of coal, intermodal traffic, and a diverse mix of automotive, agriculture, metal, chemical, and forest products.

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Consensus
Hold
Average target
$304.17
Implied upside
—
Analysts
13
NSC recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Oct 7, 2026CitigroupNeutral—
Oct 5, 2026JP MorganNeutral—
Oct 2, 2026SusquehannaNeutral—
Jul 27, 2026BairdNeutral—
Jul 27, 2026BMO CapitalMarket Perform—
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Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026

Is Union Pacific (UNP) Undervalued Ahead Of Earnings And The Norfolk Southern Deal?

Union Pacific (UNP) has two key dates on the calendar next week, with third quarter 2026 results set for release on October 22 and management will host a conference call and webcast shortly after. At a share price of US$286.43, Union Pacific has logged a 4.28% 7 day share price return and a 23.51% year to date share price gain. The 1 year total shareholder return of 29.57% and 3 year total shareholder return of 48.60% may be considered by investors alongside the recent 90 day share price...

Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026

Union Pacific (UNP) Stock Trades Near Fair Value After Cash Flow Review

Union Pacific has ridden a strong multi‑year share price run and is now pursuing an $85b merger that could reshape its rail network, which naturally puts the focus on whether the current price is supported by the cash it can generate. With the stock around US$286, the key issue for investors is how those cash flows compare with what the market is already paying for today. Over the past 3 years the stock has returned 48.6%, which raises the question of how much of Union Pacific’s future cash...

Yahoo · Oct 14, 2026

What is Union Pacific’s (UNP) Economic Moat, and is it Widening or Narrowing?

Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE:UNP) closed at $282.36 on October 13. The stock has returned 12.3% over the last six months, compared to a 21.5% return by the Insider Monkey Billionaire Index and 14.0% for the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. It owns the ground the train runs on, and much of that ground […]

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