NSCNorfolk Southern
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +3% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 33% since the previous count, down from 3.6% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How NSC is trading
Norfolk Southern is +14% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 4.4 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +2.8%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 65
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 10%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $317.70
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −1.7%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +14%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +43%
- vs 50-day average$328.82
- −3.4%
- 52-week high
- $352.99
- 52-week low
- $275.78
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +11% |
| 2025 | +26% |
| 2024 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | −1.6% |
| 2022 | −16% |
| 2021 | +27% |
| 2020 | +25% |
| 2019 | +32% |
| 2018 | +5.2% |
| 2017 | +37% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.11% |
| Mar | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.2% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Jun | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.48% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +5.7% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.81% |
| Sep | 11 | 6 of 11 | −0.73% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | +1.2% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +7.7% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.52% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Industrials
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