Norfolk Southern
About: 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.
Employees: 19,600
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
12% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $177M | Put options by funds: $158M
1% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 106 | Existing positions closed: 105
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 12 [Q4 2024] → 12 (+0) [Q1 2025]
8% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 541 | Existing positions reduced: 586
1.14% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.96% [Q4 2024] → 75.82% (-1.14%) [Q1 2025]
2% less funds holding
Funds holding: 1,657 [Q4 2024] → 1,623 (-34) [Q1 2025]
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $43B [Q4 2024] → $40.6B (-$2.36B) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
10 analyst ratings
Jefferies Stephanie Moore | 8%upside $300 | Hold Downgraded | 25 Jul 2025 |
Baird Daniel Moore | 8%upside $300 | Neutral Maintained | 22 Jul 2025 |
Bernstein David Vernon | 10%upside $305 | Outperform Maintained | 21 Jul 2025 |
TD Cowen Jason Seidl | 16%upside $323 | Buy Upgraded | 21 Jul 2025 |
B of A Securities Ken Hoexter | 10%upside $305 | Buy Maintained | 17 Jul 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 53 articles about NSC published over the past 30 days









