Should Railroads Stock Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) Be in Your Portfolio Wednesday?

The 72 rating InvestorsObserver gives to Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) stock puts it near the top of the Railroads industry. In addition to scoring higher than 93 percent of stocks in the Railroads industry, NSC’s 72 overall rating means the stock scores better than 72 percent of all stocks.

NSC has an Overall Score of 72. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on NSC!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Finding the best stocks can be tricky. It isn’t easy to compare companies across industries. Even companies that have relatively similar businesses can be tricky to compare sometimes. InvestorsObserver’s tools allow a top-down approach that lets you pick a metric, find the top sector and industry and then find the top stocks in that sector. These scores are not only easy to understand, but it is easy to compare stocks to each other. You can find the best stock in an industry, or look for the sector that has the highest average score. The overall score is a combination of technical and fundamental factors that serves as a good starting point when analyzing a stock. Traders and investors with different goals may have different goals and will want to consider other factors than just the headline number before making any investment decisions.

What's Happening With Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Today?

Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) stock is higher by 0.78% while the S&P 500 is down -0.18% as of 2:47 PM on Wednesday, Jan 19. NSC has gained $2.16 from the previous closing price of $275.81 on volume of 789,179 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is up 20.26% while NSC has gained 11.26%. NSC earned $11.63 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.89. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Norfolk Southern Corp. stock.