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 $258.04, signalling upside risk potential of 4.42%. On the other hand CSX has an analysts' consensus of $32.84 which suggests that it could grow by 3.96%. 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 2.19%. CSX offers a yield of 1.58% 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 16.88x while CSX's PE ratio is 18.92x. 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 4.62x versus 4.26x for CSX. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 18.52%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 27.13%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $258.04, signalling upside risk potential of 4.42%. On the other hand Old Dominion Freight Line has an analysts' consensus of $168.19 which suggests that it could grow by 4.73%. Given that Old Dominion Freight Line has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe Old Dominion Freight Line 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 Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.266, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 26.561%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.19%. Old Dominion Freight Line offers a yield of 0.66% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Old Dominion Freight Line pays out 18.85% 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 larger than Old Dominion Freight Line quarterly revenues of $1.4B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than Old Dominion Freight Line's net income of $254.7M. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 16.88x while Old Dominion Freight Line's PE ratio is 30.05x. 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 4.62x versus 6.01x for Old Dominion Freight Line. 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 $258.04, signalling upside risk potential of 4.42%. On the other hand Union Pacific has an analysts' consensus of $242.79 which suggests that it could grow by 9.53%. 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 2.19%. Union Pacific offers a yield of 2.42% 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 16.88x while Union Pacific's PE ratio is 19.97x. 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 4.62x versus 5.54x 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 $258.04, signalling upside risk potential of 4.42%. On the other hand USD Partners LP has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 27172.73%. 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 2.19%. 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 16.88x 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 4.62x versus 0.01x for USD Partners LP. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.