Norfolk Southern Corporation
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At a glance
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) operates in the Railroads industry and is based in the United States. It pays a quarterly dividend of $5.54 a year, a yield of 1.68% at the current price of $329.99. Over the last five years the dividend has grown by an average of 7.5% a year. It paid out 46% of its earnings as dividends, leaving most of its profit in the business. 21 analysts cover it; their average 12-month price target of $356.11 is 7.9% above the current price.
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About Norfolk Southern Corporation
Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods in the United States. The company transports agriculture, forest, and consumer products comprising soybeans, wheat, corn, fertilizers, livestock and poultry feed, food products, food oils, flour, sweeteners, ethanol, lumber and wood products, pulp board and paper products, wood fibers, wood pulp, beverages, and canned goods; chemicals, including sulfur and related chemicals, petroleum products comprising crude oil, chlorine and bleaching compounds, plastics, rubber, industrial chemicals, chemical wastes, sand, and natural gas liquids; metals and construction materials, such as steel, aluminum products, machinery, scrap metals, cement, aggregates, minerals, clay, transportation equipment, and military-related products; and automotive, including finished motor vehicles and automotive parts, as well as coal. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and operates an intermodal network.
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