DJ Norfolk Southern Corp. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Norfolk Southern Corp. $(NSC)$ rallied 1.18% to $350.72 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.43% to 7,674.37 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Norfolk Southern Corp. closed 2.20% short of its 52-week high of $358.60, which the company achieved on July 23rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Union Pacific Corp. $(UNP)$ rose 1.34% to $308.05 and CSX Corp. $(CSX)$ rose 1.22% to $51.59.
Trading volume (586,054) remained 583,778 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.