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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)

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A Virginia based Company which controls freight railroad, Norfolk Southern Railway Company. The Company also transports overseas freight through several Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports and provides logistics services and offers intermodal network.

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Large Cap (413), S&P 500 (499), Virginia (8), Business Week 50 (48), Hard Asset (1002), Industrials (718), Dividend (191), Railroads (7), Buffett Stock (45), Road and Rail (35)
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Norfolk Southern Corp. At A Glance

Current Price: $47.14
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $47.27
Previous Close: $46.31
Daily Range: $46.93 - $47.75
52-Week Range: $26.69 - $54.76
Volume: 1,898,477
Market Cap: $17.34B
P/E Ratio: 16.60
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Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC)

Avatar gajeeper7 (< 20) Submitted: 7/10/09 11:58 AM

Solid business even when the economy is down. When the economy picks up it's business will only improve. With a 3.8% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 32% it pays you while you wait.

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Avatar hybridinvestor (36.59) Submitted: 12/08/06 8:34 PM

All the rails right now imho are in a trading range with load figures still dropping per http://railfax.transmatch.com . I love the rails long-term but right now I think most are headed lower over the next couple of weeks. Will wait to buy on the dips as I have been buying them lately on the dips ...More

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Avatar DavidSobel (38.25) Submitted: 2/01/10 6:14 PM : Outperform Start Price: $49.85 NSC Score: -2.73

I like the railroads they make America's freight move in the great state of TEXAS

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Avatar probabilityzero (57.82) Submitted: 1/24/10 8:33 AM : Underperform Start Price: $49.85 NSC Score: 2.73

The price of railroads are being propped up due to forces out of their control. The purchase of BNSF by Berkshire Hathaway has increased interest in the railroads. In addition, their deep moats have created an implied place of safety. The risk of reregulation I think is minimal since there is already extensive oversight by several government agencies. Many of the Class I railroads volumes are down to early 2000's levels which I would not expect to recover but at a pace in line with the general economy.

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Avatar TheBlindCat (24.55) Submitted: 1/10/10 4:37 AM : Outperform Start Price: $54.35 NSC Score: -6.44

Norfolk Southern is well run and has been working hard to improve effeciency. Rail in general and NSC in particular will benefit from increased usage of intermodal. Cost effectiveness of coal and recent legislation favoring mountain top mining gives NSC a boost as well. Long on NSC since Sept. 2009.

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Avatar gogobrigado (62.04) Submitted: 11/26/09 12:07 PM : Outperform Start Price: $50.57 NSC Score: -5.69

Railroad company with good earnings growth relative to earnings that the company re-invests.

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Avatar OKMike (< 20) Submitted: 11/11/09 10:53 PM : Outperform Start Price: $52.03 NSC Score: -6.86

"Helicopter" Ben's Policies Will Be Bad For Trucking In The Future

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TrackDavenport 72.99 10/12/09 Outperform NS $45.70+3.14%-0.50%+3.64
TrackDeutscheSec 89.68 10/02/09 Outperform NS $42.00+12.25%+1.78%+10.47
TrackBMOCapital 91.22 09/04/09 Outperform NS $44.27+6.47%+7.30%-0.83
TrackDahlmanRose 60.57 03/26/09 Outperform NS $33.20+41.98%+31.72%+10.26
TrackCitigroup 85.92 03/06/09 Outperform NS $26.66+76.83%+57.23%+19.59
TrackCreditSuiss 93.62 01/29/09 Outperform NS $37.83+24.62%+26.69%-2.07
TrackStifel 96.44 10/23/08 Outperform NS $53.42-11.76%+21.58%-33.34
TrackUBS 87.99 09/10/08 Outperform NS $63.08-25.27%-10.68%-14.58
TrackJimCramer < 20 09/03/08 Underperform 3W $66.15-28.73%-13.48%+15.25
TrackJPMorgan 84.76 07/10/08 Outperform NS $58.85-19.90%-11.08%-8.82
TrackSoros 82.58 03/31/08 Outperform NS $51.44-8.36%-15.75%+7.39 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackDreman 93.64 12/31/07 Outperform NS $47.50-0.76%-23.57%+22.81 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackLongbow 83.96 10/04/07 Outperform NS $47.42-0.59%-26.93%+26.34
TrackBuffett 80.73 09/30/07 Outperform NS $48.64-3.08%-26.38%+23.29 Toggle the visibility of 60-Second Pitch and replies
TrackMatrix 90.36 08/02/07 Outperform NS $49.70-5.15%-23.10%+17.95
TrackFortune2006 61.62 01/03/06 Outperform 1Y $49.65-5.05%-9.42%+4.37

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