Company Description
Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which owns a freight railroad. It engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods primarily in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers to and from the rest of the Unite...
Norfolk Southern Corp. is a transportation company, which owns a freight railroad. It engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods primarily in the Southeast, East, and Midwest and, via interchange with rail carriers to and from the rest of the United States. The company transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports. It offers an extensive intermodal network in the eastern half of the United States and is a transporter of coal, automotive, and industrial products. The company's services include property leases and sales, wire line or pipeline and fiber optics projects, access property, managing private crossings, promoting businesses with signboards, and natural resource management. Norfolk Southern was founded on July 23, 1980, and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.
Valuation
P/E Current
18.75
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items)
17.98
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items)
24.58
Price to Sales Ratio
6.63
Price to Book Ratio
5.24
Price to Cash Flow Ratio
17.36
Enterprise Value to EBITDA
12.28
Enterprise Value to Sales
5.96
Efficiency
Total Asset Turnover
0.29
Liquidity
Current Ratio
0.86
Quick Ratio
0.77
Cash Ratio
0.33
Profitability
Gross Margin
39.18
Operating Margin
39.18
Pretax Margin
34.81
Net Margin
26.95
Return on Assets
7.77
Return on Equity
21.12
Return on Total Capital
15.35
Capital Structure
Total Debt to Total Assets
38.02
Officers and Executives
Name | Age | Officer Since | Title |
---|---|---|---|
Mr. Alan H. Shaw | 54 | 1994 | Chief Marketing Officer & VP-Intermodal Operations |
Ms. Cindy M. Sanborn | 56 | 2020 | Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President |
Mr. Mark George | 53 | 2019 | Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
Mr. Fredric M. Ehlers | - | 1985 | Vice President-Network & Service Management |
Ms. Kathleen Smith | - | 2020 | Vice President-Business Development & Real Estate |
Insider Actions
06/01/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
1,000 | Disposition at $241.84 per share. | 241,840 |
05/16/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
27,871 | Disposition at $247.54 per share. | 6,899,187 |
05/16/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
27,871 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $104.23 per share. | 2,904,994 |
03/24/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
16,000 | Gift at $0 per share. | 0 |
03/21/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
14,000 | Gift at $0 per share. | 0 |
03/21/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
7,000 | Gift at $0 per share. | 0 |
03/21/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
7,000 | Gift at $0 per share. | 0 |
03/14/2022 |
Steven F. Leer Director |
700 | Disposition at $265.51 per share. | 185,857 |
03/01/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
1,000 | Disposition at $256.7 per share. | 256,700 |
01/31/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
984 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 266,378 |
01/31/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
152 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 41,147 |
01/31/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
171 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 46,291 |
01/31/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
62 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 16,784 |
01/31/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
32 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 8,662 |
01/31/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
2,300 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/31/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
545 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/31/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
615 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/31/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
115 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/31/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
222 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/30/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
62 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 16,784 |
01/30/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
233 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 63,075 |
01/30/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
71 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 19,220 |
01/30/2022 |
Cynthia M. Sanborn EVP & Chief Operating Officer |
899 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.71 per share. | 243,368 |
01/30/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
222 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/30/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
545 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/30/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
252 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/30/2022 |
Cynthia M. Sanborn EVP & Chief Operating Officer |
3,126 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
80 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 21,457 |
01/28/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
69 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 18,507 |
01/28/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
185 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 49,620 |
01/28/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
173 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 46,402 |
01/28/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
69 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 18,507 |
01/28/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
45 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 12,069 |
01/28/2022 |
Cynthia M. Sanborn EVP & Chief Operating Officer |
218 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 58,471 |
01/28/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
195 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 52,302 |
01/28/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
149 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 39,964 |
01/28/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
80 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 21,457 |
01/28/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
69 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $268.22 per share. | 18,507 |
01/28/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
247 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
287 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
622 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
659 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Michael D. Lockhart Director |
720 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Thomas D. Bell Director |
720 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
160 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
247 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Steven F. Leer Director |
720 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Cynthia M. Sanborn EVP & Chief Operating Officer |
782 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
536 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
702 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
247 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
287 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/28/2022 |
Mitchell Elias Daniels Director |
720 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
12,604 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 3,415,431 |
01/27/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
219 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 59,344 |
01/27/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
2,490 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 674,740 |
01/27/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
1,119 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 303,226 |
01/27/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
122 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 33,059 |
01/27/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
1,077 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 291,845 |
01/27/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
219 | Derivative/Non-derivative trans. at $270.98 per share. | 59,344 |
01/27/2022 |
James A. Squires Director |
29,481 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Clyde H. Allison Vice President and Controller |
787 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Alan H. Shaw President & CEO; Director |
5,822 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Ann A. Adams EVP & Chief Transform. Officer |
3,149 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Lorri J. Kleine SVP & Chief Legal Officer |
438 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Mark R. George EVP Finance and CFO |
3,379 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
01/27/2022 |
Claude E. Elkins EVP & Chief Marketing Officer |
787 | Award at $0 per share. | 0 |
MarketWatch News on NSC
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Thursday, outperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Wednesday, outperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock falls Monday, underperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Friday, outperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock falls Wednesday, still outperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Tuesday, still underperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock falls Friday, underperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock falls Thursday, still outperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Wednesday, still underperforms market
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Truckers Will Benefit as Companies 'Onshore' Supply Chains: Survey
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitors
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock outperforms market despite losses on the day
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock falls Friday, underperforms market
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock outperforms market on strong trading day
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Norfolk Southern Corp. stock rises Monday, still underperforms market
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