Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) — Railroads. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid × AskUpdated Sep 18, 2026 · 10:51 AM ETVol 504.3K · 3-mo avg 1.15M

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

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QTick signal
+5net
3 bull / 0 bear factors · leaning
Bull 5 pts·Bear 0 pts30d
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Market contextSector read · not on fileCautionBalance sheet · GreyCautionPCE inflation days · ~5% bigger swingsOKNeutral tape · 54/100 · as of 2026-09-18
Smart entry
$317.38
basis · pivot low + s1 + sma 200 · as of 2026-09-17 · price is 0.5% inside the zone below it
Target exit zone
$334–337
center $335.48 · basis · sma 50 + vwap 50 · as of 2026-09-17
Implied move · 1 wk
±$14.69
4.7% · options-priced
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Pullback risk
Low
0.71× the norm · 47% saw a ≥10% dip · 63d · tape state: neutral
Chart pattern
Golden cross
50d above 200d · bullish structure
Volume vs its own 20-session average0.67×
52-week range$277.80 – $358.60
Below high since 2015-11.1% · $358.60 high
Risk / reward1.28 : 1
Plan stop$303.28
Max pain$320.00 options cluster
RSI 1433.5 washed out
Forensic flags2 review
Earnings multiple22.1× fwd · 27.0× trailing
P/E vs its own past82nd pctile · 21.8× median
Free cash flow yield3.0% · of market value

Trading lighter than its own normal, price down 1.0%. Over the last 20 sessions, 69% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

5 of 6 aligned — STRIKE
RSI 14
33.5
washed out
vs 50-day
$335.04
below the line
Bollinger
$308.33
no lower pierce · fires near $306.18
VWAP 20
$334.25
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
$317.38
within 1% of model level
Put wall
$320.00
2026-09-18 expiry · chain of 2026-09-16
MACD
Context
-2.02
below zero · rising toward the flip
RVolStatic
0.67×
lighter than its own normal
Short int.Static
2.6%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$5.82
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
Next earnings
2026-10-22
in 24 sessions
Next dividend
1.71% yld
no ex-date on file