Ratings Norfolk Southern Corporation

Equities

NSC

US6558441084

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Summary

  • From a short-term investment perspective, the company presents a deteriorated fundamental configuration.

Strengths

  • Before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, the company's margins are particularly high.
  • The group's activity appears highly profitable thanks to its outperforming net margins.
  • Over the past four months, analysts' average price target has been revised upwards significantly.
  • There is high visibility into the group's activities for the coming years. Outlooks on future revenues from analysts covering the equity remain similar. Such hardly dispersed estimates support highly predictable sales for the current and upcoming fiscal years.
  • The divergence of price targets given by the various analysts who make up the consensus is relatively low, suggesting a consensus method of evaluating the company and its prospects.

Weaknesses

  • According to forecast, a sluggish sales growth is expected for the next fiscal years.
  • One of the major weak points of the company is its financial situation.
  • Based on current prices, the company has particularly high valuation levels.
  • The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
  • The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
  • For the past year, analysts have significantly revised downwards their profit estimates.
  • For the last twelve months, the analysts covering the company have given a bearish overview of EPS estimates, resulting in frequent downward revisions.

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Sector: Ground Freight & Logistics

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Financials

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Momentum

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Consensus

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Business Predictability

Analyst Coverage
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Divergence of analysts' opinions
Divergence of Target Price
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Environment

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Technical analysis

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