Norfolk Southern Corporation is one of the nation's premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,300 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern is a major transporter of industrial products, including agriculture, forest and consumer products, chemicals, and metals and construction materials. In addition, the railroad operates the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a principal carrier of coal, automobiles, and automotive parts.

Company profile
Ticker
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CEO
James Squires
Employees
Incorporated
Location
Fiscal year end
Industry (SIC)
SEC CIK
Corporate docs
Subsidiaries
Atlantic Investment Company • General American Insurance Company • Norfolk Southern Properties, Inc. • Norfolk Southern Railway Company • NS Fiber Optics, Inc. • Pennsylvania Investment Company, Inc. • T-Cubed of North America, LLC • Thoroughbred Technology • Airforce Pipeline, Inc. • Alabama Great Southern LLC ...
IRS number
521188014
NSC stock data
News

$1000 Invested In Norfolk Southern 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today
15 Jun 22
What 5 Analyst Ratings Have To Say About Norfolk Southern
14 Jun 22
Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Norfolk Southern, Lowers Price Target to $255
14 Jun 22
Union Pacific Joins RailPulse Coalition - Read What's The Benefit
7 Jun 22
Benzinga's Top Ratings Upgrades, Downgrades For May 19, 2022
19 May 22
Press releases
Norfolk Southern Names Nabanita Nag Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
23 Jun 22
Norfolk Southern launches innovative partnership to give shippers a new option to reach West Coast markets
8 Jun 22
Norfolk Southern celebrates 40th anniversary by ringing The Opening Bell® at the NYSE
7 Jun 22
Norfolk Southern to present at 15th Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference
19 May 22
Norfolk Southern CEO shares customer-centric and operations-driven vision with shareholders
12 May 22
Analyst ratings and price targets
Current price
Average target
$277.00
Low target
$255.00
High target
$308.00
Barclays
Maintains
$255.00
Citigroup
Downgraded
$260.00
BMO Capital
Maintains
$285.00
JP Morgan
Maintains
$308.00
Calendar
27 Apr 22
26 Jun 22
31 Dec 22
Financial summary
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Recent insider trades
Date | Owner | Security | Transaction | Code | Indirect | 10b5-1 | $Price | #Shares | $Value | #Remaining |
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1 Jun 22 | Shaw Alan H. | Common Stock | Sell | Dispose S | No | Yes | 241.84 | 1,000 | 241.84K | 34,255 |
20 May 22 | Huffard John C Jr | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 226.055 | 11.606 | 2.62K | 2,127.444 |
20 May 22 | Huffard John C Jr | Deferred Stock Units - Dir. Def. Fee Plan Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 226.055 | 5.671 | 1.28K | 1,052.317 |
20 May 22 | Donadio Marcela E | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 226.055 | 32.088 | 7.25K | 5,881.78 |
20 May 22 | Daniels Mitchell E | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 226.055 | 28.059 | 6.34K | 5,143.215 |
20 May 22 | Miles Amy E | RSU Common Stock | Grant | Acquire A | No | No | 226.055 | 66.133 | 14.95K | 12,122.358 |
Institutional ownership, Q1 2022
72.6% owned by funds/institutions
13F holders | Current |
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Total holders | 1597 |
Opened positions | 131 |
Closed positions | 134 |
Increased positions | 500 |
Reduced positions | 565 |
13F shares | Current |
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Total value | 49.31B |
Total shares | 173.1M |
Total puts | 1.07M |
Total calls | 979.3K |
Total put/call ratio | 1.1 |
Largest owners | Shares | Value |
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Vanguard | 18.56M | $5.29B |
BLK Blackrock | 16.09M | $4.59B |
JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. | 13.71M | $3.91B |
STT State Street | 10.77M | $3.07B |
Capital International Investors | 6.35M | $1.81B |
Capital World Investors | 5.77M | $1.65B |
BAC Bank Of America | 4.27M | $1.22B |
WFC Wells Fargo & Co. | 4.04M | $1.15B |
Geode Capital Management | 3.97M | $1.13B |
TROW T. Rowe Price | 3.79M | $1.08B |
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Financial reports
Current reports
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
15 Jun 22
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
6 Jun 22
8-K
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
15 May 22
8-K
Norfolk Southern reports first-quarter 2022 results
27 Apr 22
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
25 Feb 22
8-K
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
17 Feb 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
10 Feb 22
8-K
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers
28 Jan 22
8-K
Norfolk Southern reports fourth-quarter and full-year 2021 results
26 Jan 22
8-K
Norfolk Southern announces CEO transition
2 Dec 21
Registration and prospectus
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
6 Jun 22
FWP
Free writing prospectus
2 Jun 22
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
2 Jun 22
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
17 Feb 22
FWP
Free writing prospectus
15 Feb 22
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
15 Feb 22
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
18 Aug 21
FWP
Free writing prospectus
16 Aug 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
16 Aug 21
424B5
Prospectus supplement for primary offering
5 May 21
Proxies
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
31 Mar 22
PX14A6G
Letter to shareholders
1 Apr 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
31 Mar 21
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
27 Mar 20
PRE 14A
Preliminary proxy
13 Mar 20
DEFA14A
Additional proxy soliciting materials
29 Mar 19
DEF 14A
Definitive proxy
29 Mar 19
Other
EFFECT
Notice of effectiveness
19 Aug 20
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
13 Aug 20
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
4 Aug 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
27 May 20
SD
Conflict minerals disclosure
30 May 19
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
21 May 19
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
19 May 19
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
6 May 19
UPLOAD
Letter from SEC
5 Nov 18
CORRESP
Correspondence with SEC
18 Oct 18
Ownership
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
9 Jun 22
11-K
Annual report of employee stock purchases
9 Jun 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / Alan H. Shaw ownership change
2 Jun 22
144
Notice of proposed sale of securities
1 Jun 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / JOHN R THOMPSON ownership change
24 May 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / Jennifer F. Scanlon ownership change
24 May 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / CLAUDE MONGEAU ownership change
24 May 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / MICHAEL D LOCKHART ownership change
24 May 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / AMY E MILES ownership change
24 May 22
4
NORFOLK SOUTHERN / STEVEN F LEER ownership change
24 May 22
Patents
Utility
Edge Weather Abatement Using Hyperlocal Weather and Train Activity Inputs
17 Feb 22
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for controlling remote equipment in a network.
Utility
Edge weather abatement using hyperlocal weather and train activity inputs
17 Aug 21
Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for controlling remote equipment in a network.
Utility
Testing system for multiple-unit locomotives
23 Dec 19
Described herein is a system for testing one or more multiple-unit (MU) conductors on a locomotive using a first and second test unit together with a portable display unit having a wireless transceiver for communicating with the test units.
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Earnings call transcript
29 Jan 20
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