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title: "Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nsc
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: NSC
sector: "Industrials"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Norfolk Southern (NSC) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nsc
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Norfolk Southern (NSC) trades at $313.00, up 4.5% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $277.80 to $358.60; the price is 12.7% below that high.
- It sits 0.6% above its 200-day average of $311.19, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 15.1% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 26.7 and a dividend yield of 1.72%.

## About Norfolk Southern

Norfolk Southern (NSC) is a industrials company operating in railroads. Order books, infrastructure cycles, and operating leverage often influence re-rating potential. Use this profile to monitor momentum shifts, volatility regime, and valuation signals in one dashboard.

## What the chart is saying

Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.

- Price is 5.9% below its 50-day average and 0.6% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 34 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $319.62 (+2.1%), the nearest floor $309.16 (-1.2%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $328.93, 5.1% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $319.62, 2.1% above the last close (the price turned there 5 times in the last year).
- Support near $309.16, 1.2% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $299.68, 4.3% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/nsc