The latest price target for Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) was reported by Bernstein on March 31, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $313.00 expecting NSC to rise to within 12 months (a possible 3.36% upside). 45 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

The latest analyst rating for Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) was provided by Bernstein, and Norfolk Southern maintained their outperform rating.

The last upgrade for Norfolk Southern Corp happened on July 21, 2025 when TD Cowen raised their price target to $323. TD Cowen previously had a hold for Norfolk Southern Corp.

The last downgrade for Norfolk Southern Corp happened on December 11, 2025 when Deutsche Bank changed their price target from $354 to $297 for Norfolk Southern Corp.

Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Norfolk Southern, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Norfolk Southern was filed on March 31, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around March 31, 2027.

While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Norfolk Southern (NSC) rating was a maintained with a price target of $322.00 to $313.00. The current price Norfolk Southern (NSC) is trading at is $302.82, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.