Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Norfolk Southern Corp shares valued at $157,735 were purchased by LAMPHERE GILBERT H on Jan 31 ’25. At $259.86 per share, LAMPHERE GILBERT H acquired 607 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,487 shares worth approximately $0.63 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ANDERSON RICHARD H purchased 400 shares, netting a total of over 99,459 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $248.65 each, the insider now holds 4,400 shares.
Before that, Clyburn William Jr. had added 201 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $49,930, the Director bought Norfolk Southern Corp shares for $248.41 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 201 shares, worth approximately $51297.21.
As published in a research note from Goldman on June 02, 2025, Norfolk Southern Corp [NSC] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $278. Analysts at Deutsche Bank started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early March. As of February 03, 2025, Loop Capital has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for NSC. Earlier on October 09, 2024, Citigroup initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for NSC stock.
Analyzing NSC Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Norfolk Southern Corp [NYSE: NSC] plunged -0.87% to $255.21. The stock’s lowest price that day was $254.31, but it reached a high of $257.415 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.91%. Over the course of the year, Norfolk Southern Corp shares have jumped approximately 13.49%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $270.01 on 01/29/25 and a 52-week low of $201.63 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 253.85, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 252.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 256.99. The next price resistance is at 258.77. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 63.61 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Norfolk Southern Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Norfolk Southern Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.4 million shares to 3.12 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 2.72 million shares. A jump of 12.89% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.45 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.45.
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In terms of Norfolk Southern Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 265 in the next 12 months, up nearly 2.93% from the previous closing price of $257.46. Analysts anticipate Norfolk Southern Corp stock to reach 293 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 255. In spite of this, 24 analysts ranked Norfolk Southern Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On July 26, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $253.
