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CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$31.85 +0.27 (+0.85%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About CSX Stock (NASDAQ:CSX)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$31.43
$32.20
50-Day Range
$31.58
$36.88
52-Week Range
$31.43
$40.12
Volume
20.14 million shs
Average Volume
11.70 million shs
Market Capitalization
$61.42 billion
P/E Ratio
17.12
Dividend Yield
1.51%
Price Target
$38.78
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities. In addition, the company provides intermodal services through a network of approximately 30 terminals transporting manufactured consumer goods in containers; and drayage services, including the pickup and delivery of intermodal shipments. It serves the automotive industry with distribution centers and storage locations, as well as connects non-rail served customers through transferring products, such as plastics and ethanol from rail to trucks. The company operates approximately 20,000 route mile rail network, which serves various population centers in 26 states east of the Mississippi River, the District of Columbia, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, as well as owns and leases approximately 3,500 locomotives. It serves production and distribution facilities through track connections. CSX Corporation was incorporated in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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92nd Percentile Overall Score

CSX MarketRank™: 

CSX scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 130 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    CSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    CSX has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about CSX's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for CSX are expected to grow by 10.33% in the coming year, from $1.84 to $2.03 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of CSX is 17.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of CSX is 17.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 17.71.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    CSX has a PEG Ratio of 2.24. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    CSX has a P/B Ratio of 5.19. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.50% of the outstanding shares of CSX have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    CSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CSX has recently increased by 21.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    CSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    CSX has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of CSX is 25.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, CSX will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.65% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about CSX's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.50% of the outstanding shares of CSX have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    CSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in CSX has recently increased by 21.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    CSX has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    23 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 64% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 14 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, CSX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.55% of the stock of CSX is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    73.57% of the stock of CSX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about CSX's insider trading history.
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CSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

CSX's stock was trading at $34.67 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CSX stock has decreased by 8.1% and is now trading at $31.85.
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CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The transportation company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
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CSX shares split on Tuesday, June 29th 2021. The 3-1 split was announced on Friday, June 4th 2021. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Monday, June 28th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of CSX include State Street Corp (4.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.12%), Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.28%) and FMR LLC (0.81%).
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Shares of CSX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that CSX investors own include Symbotic (SYM), JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ), American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), BlackRock (BLK), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Waste Connections (WCN).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/16/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend
11/29/2024
Dividend Payable
12/13/2024
Today
12/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Railroads, line - haul operating
Sub-Industry
Transportation
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:CSX
Employees
23,000
Year Founded
1827

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$38.78
High Stock Price Target
$44.00
Low Stock Price Target
$34.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$3.72 billion
Pretax Margin
32.87%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.68 billion
Cash Flow
$2.55 per share
Book Value
$6.14 per share

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,928,419,000
Free Float
1,917,813,000
Market Cap
$61.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.20

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This page (NASDAQ:CSX) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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