NSC Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

CSX has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 18.87%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat CSX's return on equity of 25.75%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $258.46, signalling upside risk potential of 2.51%. On the other hand CSX has an analysts' consensus of $33.00 which suggests that it could grow by 1.35%. Given that Norfolk Southern has higher upside potential than CSX, analysts believe Norfolk Southern is more attractive than CSX.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.318, which suggesting that the stock is 31.788% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison CSX has a beta of 1.239, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.877%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.14%. CSX offers a yield of 1.54% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. CSX pays out 26.8% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than CSX quarterly revenues of $3.4B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than CSX's net income of $646M. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.22x while CSX's PE ratio is 19.50x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 4.72x versus 4.39x for CSX. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 1.71%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat Delta Air Lines's return on equity of 26.94%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $258.46, signalling upside risk potential of 2.51%. On the other hand Delta Air Lines has an analysts' consensus of $58.73 which suggests that it could grow by 18.74%. Given that Delta Air Lines has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe Delta Air Lines is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.318, which suggesting that the stock is 31.788% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.511, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 51.09%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.14%. Delta Air Lines offers a yield of 1.21% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Delta Air Lines pays out 9.29% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than Delta Air Lines quarterly revenues of $14B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than Delta Air Lines's net income of $240M. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.22x while Delta Air Lines's PE ratio is 8.77x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 4.72x versus 0.52x for Delta Air Lines. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Union Pacific has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 26.98%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat Union Pacific's return on equity of 41.22%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $258.46, signalling upside risk potential of 2.51%. On the other hand Union Pacific has an analysts' consensus of $243.20 which suggests that it could grow by 8.26%. Given that Union Pacific has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe Union Pacific is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.318, which suggesting that the stock is 31.788% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Union Pacific has a beta of 1.051, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 5.121%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.14%. Union Pacific offers a yield of 2.39% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.34 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Union Pacific pays out 47.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than Union Pacific quarterly revenues of $6B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is lower than Union Pacific's net income of $1.6B. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.22x while Union Pacific's PE ratio is 20.24x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 4.72x versus 5.62x for Union Pacific. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

USD Partners LP has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of --. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat USD Partners LP's return on equity of --.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $258.46, signalling upside risk potential of 2.51%. On the other hand USD Partners LP has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 47519.05%. Given that USD Partners LP has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe USD Partners LP is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.318, which suggesting that the stock is 31.788% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison USD Partners LP has a beta of 0.960, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 3.998%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.14%. USD Partners LP offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. USD Partners LP pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Norfolk Southern's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are larger than USD Partners LP quarterly revenues of --. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than USD Partners LP's net income of --. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 17.22x while USD Partners LP's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 4.72x versus 0.00x for USD Partners LP. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.