NSC
Norfolk Southern Corporation · Industrials · Railroads
TECHNeutralZACKSHold
R500#49 today
$317.44
+2.31% today · +1.42% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Outperforming without a clear catalyst yet
- NSC +2.31% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: +1.6 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, big gain (Oct 2): After its 59 big gains in the past 5 years, NSC typically gained 0.4% over the next week (median) and was higher 53% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -1.9% and +2.8%. An ordinary week: +0.3%. Among S&P 500 stocks after big gains, that ranks #263 of 500.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Key facts
- Market cap
- $71.3B
- Held by institutions
- 77.6%
- Short interest
- 3.4%
- 52-week range
- 277.80–358.60
- Analyst mean target
- —
- Next earnings
- Oct 22 BMO
- Forward P/E
- 22.2
Recent events
Earnings ▲
2Q2026 results: EPS $3.52 vs $3.32 expected beat +$0.20 (+5.9%); revenue $3.5B; next session +5.3% (+6.5 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
1Q2026 results: EPS $2.65 vs $2.49 expected beat +$0.16 (+6.3%); revenue $3.0B; next session -0.5% (-1.3 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
4Q2025 results: EPS $3.22 vs $2.76 expected beat +$0.46 (+16.5%); revenue $3.0B; next session +2.0% (+2.2 vs SPY)Earnings ▲
3Q2025 results: EPS $3.30 vs $3.20 expected beat +$0.10 (+3.0%); revenue $3.1B; next session -1.2% (-2.0 vs SPY)