Range
Dist6
NSC

NSC

Norfolk Southern Corp

$329.25-4.33%
Setup
Watch
Buy Zone
$330.9-$347.45
Sector
Railroads
Industry
Railroads
42
Recommendation
Avoid
Avoid

Too many CANSLIM criteria failing.

NSC chart

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ADX
Weak or Absent17.8
Long Term
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Intermediate Term
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Short Term
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Overall Quality42
59
relative strength
59
Weak fund-Q
68
+159% vs avg
50
4/8 checks
91
Railroads

Trade Plan

Avoid
Entry
$330.9
Entry Zone
$330.9-$347.45
Stop / Risk
$304.43
RS Rating
59
Volume confirmed
No
Targets
$397.08 / $413.63

Breakout · IBD Setup

3 ✓ 5 ✗
Entry $330.9–$347.45Stop $304.43Target $397.08 / $413.63
Market regimeRange
Quality42
RS Rating59
Above 50-MA+1.18%
Above 200-MA+4.14%
VolumeWeak
In Buy ZoneNo
Not extendedOK
Invalidation · Close below stop

How this came together

42
MarketRange
SetupWatch
ConfidenceExperimental · not backtested
Fund-Q59 · Weak
StatusAvoid

Stock Data

52-Week Range278 – 359
Price % Chg YTD14.04%
Price % Chg 4wk5.12%
50-Day Avg Vol1.0 Mil
P/E Ratio28.7
Market Cap$77B
SectorIndustrials
IndustryRailroads

Company Fundamentals

EPS % Chg (Qtr)6.66%
Sales % Chg (Qtr)13.63%
EPS Growth 5y10.22%
Sales Growth 5y4.47%
Annual ROE16.82%
Gross Margin32.52%
Operating Margin32.52%
Net Margin20.68%
Debt / Equity0.99

Setup levels

Current price
$329.25
Pivot
$330.9
Distance to buy
-8.2%
52-week range
277.8-358.58

Trigger evidence

No active trigger evidence available.
Financial health checks
5/5
Return on equity above 15%

ROE 16.82%

Net margin above 10%

Net margin 20.68%

EPS growing quarter on quarter

EPS q/q 6.66%

Sales growing quarter on quarter

Sales q/q 13.63%

Debt to equity below 1.0

D/E 0.99

Key metrics

Finviz snapshot · value vs. sector median (≥5 peers)

Annual ROE16.82%
vs sector -21.9%
Net margin20.68%
vs sector +0.0%
Gross margin32.52%
vs sector -3.1%
EPS growth q/q6.66%
vs sector -39.3%
Sales growth q/q13.63%
vs sector -13.2%
Debt / equity0.99
vs sector -0.35

Business quality

59
GradeWeak
EPS rating38
P/E28.7
Market cap$77B
IndustryRailroads

Technical checks

Über 50-MA
Pass
Über 200-MA
Pass
RS-Linie auf neuem Hoch
Fail
Volumen bestätigt
Fail
In Kaufzone
Fail
Nicht überextended
Pass
Über 21-EMA
Fail
Volumen gesund
Pass

IBD / source mentions

No recent IBD mention found for this ticker.

Signal history

Added to list
2026-10-29
Trigger date
—
Days on list
8

Data sources: internal CANSLIM engine · Finviz snapshot · TradingView chart. Not investment advice.