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Norfolk Southern

NYSE:NSC US6558441084
34
  • Value
    40
  • Growth
    65
  • Safety
    Safety
    22
  • Combined
    28
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    34
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Company Description

Norfolk Southern Corporation is a rail transportation company. It operates in the agriculture, forest, consumer products, automotive, chemicals, and metals and construction industries. The company operates in the Southeast, East, and Midwest of the United States, with overseas freight through Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $58,500 million, profits of $6,325 million, revenue of $12,123 million, and 19600 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Norfolk Southern are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Norfolk Southern. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 65% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 55, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 22, which means that the share price of Norfolk Southern is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 78% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 40, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 60% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
22 29 45 35
Growth
65 33 35 34
Safety
Safety
40 44 32 76
Sentiment
55 72 65 99
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34 26 27 74
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
29 49 46 41
Opinions Change
19 14 49 75
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 86 88
Market Pulse
70 63 52 76
Sentiment
55 72 65 99
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
22 29 45 35
Growth
65 33 35 34
Safety Safety
40 44 32 76
Combined
28 23 23 39
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
29 36 43 32
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
7 9 15 12
Price vs. Book (P/B)
29 33 36 27
Dividend Yield
72 77 84 79
Value
22 29 45 35
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
30 33 26 38
Profit Growth
82 47 56 34
Capital Growth
45 30 42 59
Stock Returns
67 63 35 49
Growth
65 33 35 34
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
30 36 34 50
Refinancing
42 42 37 97
Liquidity
58 64 45 56
Safety Safety
40 44 32 76

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