Norfolk Southern on Pace for Record High in Over 48 Years -- Data Talk

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is currently at $218.58, up $13.82 or 6.75%

-- Would be new all-time high (Based on the available data back to Jan. 21, 1972)

-- On pace for largest percent increase since April 25, 2018, when it rose 8.14%

-- Earlier Wednesday, Norfolk Southern Corp. reported slightly lower earnings in the latest quarter but beat analysts' expectations. The railroad company said its fourth-quarter earnings were $666 million, or $2.55 a share, compared with $702 million, or $2.57 a share a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet were expecting earnings of $2.30 a share

-- Up 12.59% year-to-date

-- Up 29.81% from 52 weeks ago (Jan. 30, 2019), when it closed at $168.38

-- Would be a new 52 week closing high

-- Up 31.09% from its 52 week closing low of $166.74 on Oct. 8, 2019

-- Traded as high as $219.88; new all-time intraday high (Based on available data back to Jan. 21, 1972)

-- Up 7.38% at today's intraday high; largest intraday percent increase since April 25, 2018, when it rose as much as 8.48%

-- Third best performer in the S&P 500 today

All data as of 10:49:09 AM

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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January 29, 2020 11:16 ET (16:16 GMT)

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