NSC Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

CSX has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 18.87%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat CSX's return on equity of 25.75%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $270.56, signalling downside risk potential of -2.21%. On the other hand CSX has an analysts' consensus of $35.08 which suggests that it could grow by 2%. Given that CSX has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe CSX is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.313, which suggesting that the stock is 31.269% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison CSX has a beta of 1.235, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 23.454%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. CSX offers a yield of 1.45% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. CSX pays out 26.8% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than CSX quarterly revenues of $3.4B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than CSX's net income of $646M. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.90x while CSX's PE ratio is 20.59x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 5.17x versus 4.64x for CSX. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Delta Air Lines has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 12.79%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat Delta Air Lines's return on equity of 30.22%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $270.56, signalling downside risk potential of -2.21%. On the other hand Delta Air Lines has an analysts' consensus of $64.37 which suggests that it could grow by 14.35%. Given that Delta Air Lines has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe Delta Air Lines is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.313, which suggesting that the stock is 31.269% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Delta Air Lines has a beta of 1.490, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 49.047%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. Delta Air Lines offers a yield of 1.07% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Delta Air Lines pays out 9.29% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than Delta Air Lines quarterly revenues of $16.6B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is lower than Delta Air Lines's net income of $2.1B. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.90x while Delta Air Lines's PE ratio is 8.16x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 5.17x versus 0.59x for Delta Air Lines. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Union Pacific has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of 26.98%. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat Union Pacific's return on equity of 41.22%.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $270.56, signalling downside risk potential of -2.21%. On the other hand Union Pacific has an analysts' consensus of $249.51 which suggests that it could grow by 10.96%. Given that Union Pacific has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe Union Pacific is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.313, which suggesting that the stock is 31.269% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Union Pacific has a beta of 1.049, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 4.931%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. Union Pacific offers a yield of 2.38% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.34 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. Union Pacific pays out 47.62% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are smaller than Union Pacific quarterly revenues of $6B. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is lower than Union Pacific's net income of $1.6B. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.90x while Union Pacific's PE ratio is 20.26x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 5.17x versus 5.63x for Union Pacific. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

USD Partners LP has a net margin of 25.06% compared to Norfolk Southern's net margin of --. Norfolk Southern's return on equity of 24.36% beat USD Partners LP's return on equity of --.

Norfolk Southern has a consensus price target of $270.56, signalling downside risk potential of -2.21%. On the other hand USD Partners LP has an analysts' consensus of -- which suggests that it could grow by 33607.87%. Given that USD Partners LP has higher upside potential than Norfolk Southern, analysts believe USD Partners LP is more attractive than Norfolk Southern.

Norfolk Southern has a beta of 1.313, which suggesting that the stock is 31.269% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison USD Partners LP has a beta of 0.840, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 15.996%.

Norfolk Southern has a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share corresponding to a yield of 1.95%. USD Partners LP offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Norfolk Southern pays 46.57% of its earnings as a dividend. USD Partners LP pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend. Norfolk Southern's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Norfolk Southern quarterly revenues are $3B, which are larger than USD Partners LP quarterly revenues of --. Norfolk Southern's net income of $750M is higher than USD Partners LP's net income of --. Notably, Norfolk Southern's price-to-earnings ratio is 18.90x while USD Partners LP's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Norfolk Southern is 5.17x versus 0.00x for USD Partners LP. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.