Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 10/2/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $300.00 to $320.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its price target raised by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft from $290.00 to $354.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/27/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 9/25/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its price target raised by analysts at Susquehanna from $284.00 to $295.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/25/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $289.00 to $298.00.
• 9/16/2025 – Norfolk Southern had its price target raised by analysts at Loop Capital from $235.00 to $278.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Norfolk Southern Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 1st were paid a dividend of $1.35 per share. This represents a $5.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 1st. Norfolk Southern’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.49%.

Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals consist of sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal.