NASDAQ:CSX CSX (CSX) Stock Price, News & Analysis $32.73 -0.24 (-0.73%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About CSX Stock (NASDAQ:CSX) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get CSX alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$32.66▼$33.3950-Day Range$31.58▼$36.6952-Week Range$31.43▼$40.12Volume20.68 million shsAverage Volume9.94 million shsMarket Capitalization$63.12 billionP/E Ratio17.60Dividend Yield1.47%Price Target$38.65Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCSX 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.Read More… CSX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreCSX MarketRank™: CSX scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 19th out of 126 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCSX has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCSX has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about CSX's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.29% Earnings GrowthEarnings for CSX are expected to grow by 9.29% in the coming year, from $1.83 to $2.00 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of CSX is 17.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of CSX is 17.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 18.30.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCSX has a PEG Ratio of 1.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCSX has a P/B Ratio of 5.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about CSX's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.74% of the outstanding shares of CSX have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CSX has recently decreased by 1.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldCSX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.46%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCSX has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of CSX is 25.81%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, CSX will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.00% next year. This indicates that CSX will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about CSX's dividend. Sustainability and ESG0.6 / 5Environmental Score-7.32 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.74% of the outstanding shares of CSX have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCSX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in CSX has recently decreased by 1.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.42 News SentimentCSX has a news sentiment score of 0.42. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for CSX this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.Search Interest29 people have searched for CSX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 26% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows20 people have added CSX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 67% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, CSX insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.55% of the stock of CSX is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions73.57% 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. Receive CSX Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CSX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CSX Stock News HeadlinesOne dead after fatal collision with CSX train in Marion County, FHP saysJanuary 20 at 3:53 AM | msn.comBarclays Lowers CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) Price Target to $40.00January 20 at 2:12 AM | americanbankingnews.comBill Gates’ is about to mint millionaires (again) with Stargate.This little-known project that Bill Gates has been quietly working on that’s about to unleash an AI breakthrough so advanced, it’s going to make ChatGPT look like VHS. But what’s even more unbelievable? I believe it’ll make Nvidia’s meteoric rise look like a backyard bottle rocket.January 21, 2025 | Brownstone Research (Ad)Cleanup continuing after CSX derailment near Monon, Ind.January 19 at 10:52 PM | msn.comOne person dead after crash with CSX train in Marion County, FHP saysJanuary 19 at 5:51 PM | msn.comBarclays Sticks to Their Buy Rating for CSX (CSX)January 17, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comCSX price target lowered to $40 from $41 at BarclaysJanuary 17, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comIs CSX Corporation (CSX) Among the Best NASDAQ Dividend Stocks to Buy?January 16, 2025 | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines CSX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CSX shares performed this year? CSX's stock was trading at $32.27 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, CSX shares have increased by 1.4% and is now trading at $32.73. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were CSX's earnings last quarter? CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The transportation company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. When did CSX's stock split? Shares of CSX 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 market closes on Monday, June 28th 2021. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split. Who are CSX's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of CSX include Perpetual Ltd (0.13%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.12%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.12%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.06%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of CSX? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of CSX own? 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 Earnings10/16/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/13 Dividend11/29/2024Dividend Payable12/13/2024Today1/20/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)1/23/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorTransportation Industry Railroads, line - haul operating Sub-IndustryTransportation Current SymbolNASDAQ:CSX CUSIPN/A CIK277948 Webwww.csx.com Phone(904) 359-3200Fax804-782-1409Employees23,000Year Founded1827Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$38.65 High Stock Price Target$44.00 Low Stock Price Target$34.00 Potential Upside/Downside+18.1%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.71 Research Coverage17 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.86 Trailing P/E Ratio17.60 Forward P/E Ratio17.89 P/E Growth1.93Net Income$3.72 billion Net Margins24.77% Pretax Margin32.87% Return on Equity28.92% Return on Assets8.53% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.43 Current Ratio1.39 Quick Ratio1.23 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$14.68 billion Price / Sales4.30 Cash Flow$2.78 per share Price / Cash Flow11.79 Book Value$6.14 per share Price / Book5.33Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,928,419,000Free Float1,922,248,000Market Cap$63.12 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.22 Social Links The Next 7 Blockbuster Stocks for Growth InvestorsWondering what the next stocks will be that hit it big, with solid fundamentals? 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