Norfolk Southern Corp. | NSC

Daily Technical Analysis of Norfolk Southern Corp.

Norfolk Southern is only slightly up on the day, shares traded 0.79% higher on the day.

Currently NSC isn't at a clear support/resistance line that seems tradable. Norfolk Southern has been drifting up over the last few months, we'll see if it has the energy to keep moving in the right direction. NSC might find some support at the 184.15 level, buyers might push the price back up from here. But it's not very clear what will happen.

Analyst Ratings for Norfolk Southern By Price Target And Rating

The analysts are pretty neutral on Norfolk Southern right now, so not much useful information here. The current Analysts Sentiment Score is 9.49. Most companies range between (-200 to 200).

Here's a break down of the latest rating changes. Susquehanna boosted their price targ by 10.2% to $270.00 on 2024-03-28. TD Cowen gave a boost to their price target and moved to $253.00 from $236.00 on 2024-03-21. On 2024-03-21 The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target by 12.3% to $283.00. UBS Group upgraded from Neutral to Buy on 2024-03-04 and also increased their price target by 26.89% to $302.00. Barclays upgraded from Equal Weight to Overweight on 2024-02-21 and also increased their price target by 19.61% to $305.00. On 2024-02-08 Citigroup increased their price target by 13.04% to $286.00. On 2024-01-29 Morgan Stanley downgraded Norfolk Southern from Equal Weight to Underweight and decided to decrease their price target by -5.41% down to $175.00. Stifel Nicolaus downgraded from Buy to Hold on 2024-01-29 and they lowered their price target by -6.8% to $233.00 from a previous target of $250.00. Royal Bank of Canada announced a lowering of their price target to $207.00 from $215.00 on 2024-01-29. BMO Capital Markets provided a price target decease of -2% to $245.00 from $250.00 on 2024-01-29.

Earnings Per Share (EPS) Estimates By Year and Quarter

Short interest for Norfolk Southern

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Social Sentiment for Norfolk Southern

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