NYSE · NSC · Railroads
Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock analysis
- NSC gained 4.5% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 198th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
- Over 12 months it returned +14.2%, 1.6 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 7.1% below its 52-week high.
- In the last 30 days 9 analysts raised earnings estimates and 5 cut; forward EPS moved 0.0% (+3.4% over 90 days).
- It sits in the Rail freight segment of the Logistics & Freight, where the 1-month median return is +4.5%.
- The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 15, 2026).
One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages
Performance vs the market
Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.
Chart structure
Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.
Holding since Oct 15, 2026
- Price and averages have mixed alignment
- EMA50 is approximately flat
- Confirmed swing highs and lows are rising
- Intermediate and long-term directions differ
- Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
35 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +4.1%, positive 71% of the time, against +1.5% for any day in the same period.
Analyst earnings revisions
Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.
18 analysts cover the stock
Where it sits in the supply chain
Logistics & Freight · Transport networks
Rail freight depends on commodity mix, volumes, rates and efficiency.
Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps
Risk profile
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