CSX Corp. (NASDAQ: CSX)’s Stock Performance and Outlook

In the last trading session, 14.86 million CSX Corp. (NASDAQ:CSX) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.18. With the company’s per share price at $36.13 changed hands at -$0.71 or -1.93% during last session, the market valuation stood at $70.78B. CSX’s last price was a discount, traded about -11.04% off its 52-week high of $40.12. The share price had its 52-week low at $28.28, which suggests the last value was 21.73% up since then. When we look at CSX Corp.’s average trading volume, we note the 10-day average is 12.76 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 11.40 million.

CSX Corp. (NASDAQ:CSX) trade information

Instantly CSX was in red as seen at the end of in last trading. With action -2.30%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The drop to weekly highs of 38.03 subtracted -1.93% to the stock’s daily price. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 4.21%, with the 5-day performance at -2.30% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, CSX Corp. (NASDAQ:CSX) is -5.37% down. Looking at the short shares, we see there were 21.95 million shares sold at short interest cover period of 1.77 days.

CSX Corp. (CSX) estimates and forecasts

Data shows that the CSX Corp. share is performing relatively much not better than most of its peers within the same industry. As can be gleaned from the statistics, the company’s share value shot 15.99% over the past 6 months, a 5.95% in annual growth rate that is considerably lower than the industry average of 12.30%. Moreover, analysts have looked to lower expectations by upgrading its fiscal year 2024 revenue estimates. The rating firms predict current quarter revenue for CSX Corp. will fall -6.20%, while the growth in revenue is estimated to hit 2.00% for the next quarter. Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 2.70% up from the last financial year.

Consensus estimates given by 15 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of $3.67 billion. 15 analysts are of the opinion that CSX Corp.’s revenue for the quarter ending Jun 2024 will be $3.76 billion. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was $3.58 billion. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 2.40%.

Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 7.59%. The 2024 estimates are for CSX Corp. earnings to increase by 6.79%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 9.83% per year.

CSX Dividends

CSX Corp. is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report between April 18 and April 22. The 1.25% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.45. It is important to note, however, that the 1.25% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.

CSX Corp. (NASDAQ:CSX)’s Major holders

If we look at who the major shareholders are, we find that insiders hold 0.31% of CSX Corp. shares while 78.04% of the shares are in the hands of institutional holders. The share float percentage for the stock currently stands at 78.27%. There are 78.04% institutions holding the CSX Corp. stock share, with Vanguard Group Inc the top institutional holder. As of Jun 29, 2023, the company held 8.90% of the shares, roughly 178.57 million CSX shares worth $6.09 billion.

Blackrock Inc. holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 6.66% or 133.53 million shares worth $4.55 billion as of Jun 29, 2023.

Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Jun 29, 2023 were Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. With 63.42 million shares estimated at $2.16 billion under it, the former controlled 3.16% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.41% of the shares, roughly 48.41 million shares worth around $1.65 billion.