Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is a Railroads company in the Industrials sector, currently trading at $299.70. It has a SharesGrow Score of 59/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of NSC = $150.97 (-49.6% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is NSC = $315 (+5.2% upside).
Valuation: NSC trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 23.1 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.07.
Financials: revenue is $12.2B, -1.5%/yr average growth. Net income is $2.9B, growing at +3%/yr. Net profit margin is 23.6% (strong). Gross margin is 42.4% (-0.9 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $17.1B against $15.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.1, moderate). Current ratio is 0.85 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 37.8%. Total assets: $45.2B.
Analyst outlook: 21 / 48 analysts rate NSC as buy (44%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 53/100 (Partial), Growth 30/100 (Fail), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 33/100 (Fail), Moat 73/100 (Pass), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 85/100 (Pass).
