NSC
Norfolk SouthernNorfolk Southern is a rail transportation name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +25.7%, against +9.1% over three months and +4.8% over one. It trades 14.1% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 20.6% is moderate by single-stock standards.
Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -12.5%, and it has traded a median $354M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.17 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.
How NSC scores on all four profiles
Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Rail Transportation.
Start a free 7-day trial| 1 day | +2.0% |
| 1 week | +3.1% |
| 1 month | +4.8% |
| 3 months | +9.1% |
| 6 months | +10.0% |
| 1 year | +25.7% |
| 12-1 momentum | +20.0% |
| Volatility (1y, annualized) | 20.6% |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -12.5% |
| Distance vs 200-day average | +14.1% |
| Return per unit of risk | 1.25 |
| Median daily dollar volume | $354M |
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