Why CSX Corp (NASDAQ: CSX) Is A Stock Not To Be Discarded In 2024

In today’s recent session, 1.84 million shares of the CSX Corp (NASDAQ:CSX) have been traded, and its beta is 1.21. Most recently the company’s share price was $33.94, and it changed around -$0.23 or -0.69% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $65.44B. CSX at last check was trading at a discount to its 52-week high of $40.12, offering almost -18.21% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $31.74, which indicates that the recent value has risen by an impressive 6.48% since then. We note from CSX Corp’s average daily trading volume that its 10-day average is 10.59 million shares, with the 3-month average coming to 11.84 million.

CSX Corp stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, based on a mean score of 1.86. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 0 out of 28 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 5 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 10 recommended CSX as a Hold, whereas 13 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. CSX Corp is expected to report earnings per share of 0.44 for the current quarter.

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CSX Corp (NASDAQ:CSX) trade information

Instantly CSX has been showing red trend so far today with a performance of -0.69% on intraday trading today. The performance over the last five days has remained in the red territory. The rise to weekly highs of 35.37 on recent trading dayincreased the stock’s daily price by 4.04%. The company’s shares are currently down -2.12% year-to-date, but still down -3.87% over the last five days. On the other hand, CSX Corp (NASDAQ:CSX) is -7.08% down in the 30-day period. We can see from the shorts that 28.87 million shares have been sold at a short interest cover period of 2.47 day(s).

The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $38.5, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 11.84% from its current value. Analyst projections state that CSX is forecast to be at a low of $34 and a high of $42.

CSX Corp (CSX) estimates and forecasts

CSX Corp share prices are performing particularly well compared to other companies within the same industry. As is evident from the statistics, the company’s shares have risen 3.59 percent over the past six months and at a -0.54% annual growth rate that is well above the industry average of -0.60%. The year-over-year growth rate is expected to be -0.29%, down from the previous year.

Consensus estimates provided by 18 financial analysts predict the company will bring in an average of 3.61B in revenue for the current quarter. 11 analysts expect CSX Corp to make 3.68B in revenue for the current ending quarter. The company’s sales for the same quarters a year ago were 3.68B and 3.68B respectively. Analysts predict that the company’s current quarter sales will drop, forecast at -2.00%. Forecasts for the next quarter put sales growth at 0.05%.

Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a positive earnings growth rate of 7.59%. CSX Corp earnings are expected to increase by -0.21% in 2024, but the outlook is positive 7.91% per year for the next five years.

CSX Dividends

CSX Corp’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in January. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 1.41 percent and its annual dividend per share was 0.48. It is important to note, however, that the 1.41% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision. The average dividend yield for the past five years averaged 1.27 per year.

CSX Corp (NASDAQ:CSX)’s Major holders

Upon looking at major shareholders, it appears that insiders hold 0.22% of CSX Corp shares, and 78.34% of them are in the hands of institutional investors. The stock currently has a share float of 78.51%. CSX Corp stock is held by 2156.0 institutions, with VANGUARD GROUP INC being the largest institutional investor. By 2024-06-30, it held 8.9392% of the shares, which is about 175.03 million shares worth $5.85 billion.

BLACKROCK INC., with 7.4956% or 146.76 million shares worth $4.91 billion as of 2024-06-30, holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares.