Freight transportation company Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $2.99 billion. Its non-GAAP profit of $2.69 per share was 0.5% above analysts’ consensus estimates. The stock traded up 2.9% to $226.68 after reporting and hosting the earnings call.
Risk-on sentiment dominated Wall Street on Wednesday, as upbeat earnings reports and conciliatory messages from the Trump administration helped lift investor confidence.
Freight transportation company Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) met Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $2.99 billion. Its GAAP profit of $3.31 per share was 23% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
While the S&P 500 includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner.
Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.
Even if they go mostly unnoticed, industrial businesses are the backbone of our country. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates), and the market seems convinced that demand will slow.
Due to this bearish outlook, the industry has tumbled by 16.4% over the past six months. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 8.7% fall.
Looking back on transportation and logistics stocks’ Q4 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including Norfolk Southern (NYSE:NSC) and its peers.
Norfolk Southern currently trades at $243.68 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 2.6%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 5.1% gain during that period.
Let's delve into the developments on the US markets one hour before the close of the markets on Wednesday. Below, you'll find the top gainers and losers within the S&P500 index during today's session.
