CSX (CSX) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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CSX Stock Forecast

CSX stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $38.04 (represents a 9.94% upside from CSX’s last price of $34.60) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 27 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

CSX Price Target

The average price target for CSX (CSX) is $38.04 based on 1-year price targets from 27 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $44.00 to $24.00. This represents a potential 9.94% upside from CSX's last price of $34.60.

CSX Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 27 Wall Street analysts, CSX's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for CSX stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 18 'Buy' (66.67%), 8 'Hold' (29.63%), 1 'Sell' (3.70%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

CSX Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 17, 2024	Walter Spracklin	RBC Capital	$35.00	$35.47	-1.33%	1.16%
Oct 17, 2024	Christian Wetherbee	Wells Fargo	$34.00	$35.47	-4.14%	-1.73%
Oct 17, 2024	Stephanie Moore	Jefferies	$37.00	$35.47	4.31%	6.94%
Oct 17, 2024	Fadi Chamoun	BMO Capital	$39.00	$35.47	9.95%	12.72%
Oct 17, 2024	Jonathan Chappell	Evercore ISI	$37.00	$35.47	4.31%	6.94%
Oct 17, 2024	Ariel Rosa	Citigroup	$41.00	$35.47	15.59%	18.50%
Oct 02, 2024	Bascome Majors	Susquehanna	$42.00	$34.52	21.67%	21.39%
Sep 25, 2024	Brandon Oglenski	Barclays	$40.00	$34.14	17.16%	15.61%
Aug 23, 2024	Scott Group	Wolfe Research	$38.00	$33.69	12.79%	9.83%
Jul 08, 2024	Daniel Imbro	Stephens	$42.00	$33.30	26.13%	21.39%

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The latest CSX stock forecast, released on Oct 17, 2024 by Walter Spracklin from RBC Capital, set a price target of $35.00, which represents a -1.33% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($35.47), and a 1.16% increase from CSX last price ($34.60).

CSX Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	-	9	19
Avg Price Target	-	$38.11	$42.68
Last Closing Price	$34.60	$34.60	$34.60
Upside/Downside	-100.00%	10.14%	23.35%

In the current month, the average price target of CSX stock is -, according to 0 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -100.00% decrease as opposed to CSX's last price of $34.60. This month's average price target is down -100.00% compared to last quarter, and down -100.00% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Oct 17, 2024	Cowen & Co.	Hold	Hold	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	RBC Capital	Sector Perform	Sector Perform	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	Jefferies	Hold	Hold	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	BMO Capital	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	Evercore ISI	Outperform	Outperform	Hold
Oct 17, 2024	Citigroup	Buy	Buy	Hold
Oct 03, 2024	Loop Capital Markets	Buy	Buy	Hold
Oct 02, 2024	Susquehanna	Positive	Positive	Hold
Sep 25, 2024	Barclays	Overweight	Overweight	Hold

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CSX's last stock rating was published by Cowen & Co. on Oct 17, 2024. The company gave CSX a "Hold" rating, the same as its previous rate.

CSX Financial Forecast

CSX Revenue Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$3.57B	$3.70B	$3.71B	$3.73B	$3.90B	$3.81B	$3.41B	$3.43B	$3.29B	$2.99B	$2.81B	$2.83B	$2.65B
Avg Forecast	$4.26B	$4.21B	$4.20B	$4.07B	$3.98B	$3.95B	$4.01B	$3.89B	$3.79B	$3.78B	$3.80B	$3.69B	$3.61B	$3.68B	$3.70B	$3.67B	$3.63B	$3.55B	$3.73B	$3.58B	$3.73B	$3.74B	$3.66B	$3.31B	$3.32B	$3.06B	$2.93B	$2.79B	$2.77B	$2.67B
High Forecast	$4.35B	$4.30B	$4.29B	$4.15B	$4.07B	$4.03B	$4.09B	$3.97B	$3.87B	$3.86B	$3.88B	$3.72B	$3.69B	$3.69B	$3.70B	$3.67B	$3.69B	$3.63B	$3.81B	$3.66B	$3.81B	$3.80B	$3.72B	$3.37B	$3.38B	$3.11B	$2.98B	$2.84B	$2.82B	$2.71B
Low Forecast	$4.20B	$4.15B	$4.15B	$4.01B	$3.93B	$3.89B	$3.95B	$3.84B	$3.74B	$3.73B	$3.75B	$3.66B	$3.59B	$3.66B	$3.70B	$3.67B	$3.58B	$3.51B	$3.68B	$3.53B	$3.68B	$3.68B	$3.60B	$3.26B	$3.27B	$3.01B	$2.88B	$2.75B	$2.73B	$2.62B
# Analysts	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	8	12	6	6	6	12	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	9	8
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.01%	0.99%	1.04%	1.00%	1.04%	1.04%	1.03%	1.03%	1.08%	1.02%	1.01%	1.02%	0.99%

CSX's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 12 analysts is $3.63B, with a low forecast of $3.58B, and a high forecast of $3.69B. CSX's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a 1.67% increase compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $3.57B (Sep 23).

CSX EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	8	12	6	6	6	12	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	9	8
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$762.00M	$1.90B	$1.89B	$1.84B	$1.97B	$1.97B	$1.64B	$1.72B	$1.76B	$1.69B	$1.47B	$1.53B	$1.50B
Avg Forecast	$2.22B	$2.19B	$2.18B	$2.11B	$2.07B	$2.05B	$2.08B	$2.02B	$1.97B	$1.97B	$1.98B	$1.92B	$1.88B	$1.91B	$1.92B	$1.91B	$1.89B	$1.85B	$1.94B	$1.74B	$1.87B	$1.94B	$1.90B	$1.58B	$1.73B	$1.59B	$1.52B	$1.50B	$1.44B	$1.39B
High Forecast	$2.26B	$2.23B	$2.23B	$2.16B	$2.12B	$2.10B	$2.13B	$2.06B	$2.01B	$2.01B	$2.02B	$1.93B	$1.92B	$1.92B	$1.92B	$2.29B	$1.92B	$1.89B	$1.98B	$2.08B	$2.25B	$1.98B	$1.93B	$1.89B	$1.76B	$1.62B	$1.55B	$1.80B	$1.47B	$1.41B
Low Forecast	$2.19B	$2.16B	$2.15B	$2.09B	$2.04B	$2.02B	$2.05B	$1.99B	$1.94B	$1.94B	$1.95B	$1.90B	$1.87B	$1.90B	$1.92B	$1.53B	$1.86B	$1.82B	$1.91B	$1.39B	$1.50B	$1.91B	$1.87B	$1.26B	$1.70B	$1.57B	$1.50B	$1.20B	$1.42B	$1.36B
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.41%	0.98%	1.09%	0.98%	1.01%	1.04%	1.04%	1.00%	1.11%	1.11%	0.98%	1.06%	1.08%

12 analysts predict CSX's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $1.89B, with a high of $1.92B and a low of $1.86B. This is 147.72% upper than CSX's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $762.00M.

CSX Net Income Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	8	12	6	6	6	12	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	9	8
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$846.00M	$996.00M	$987.00M	$1.02B	$1.11B	$1.18B	$859.00M	$934.00M	$968.00M	$1.17B	$706.00M	$760.00M	$736.00M
Avg Forecast	$1.22B	$1.23B	$1.22B	$1.09B	$1.10B	$1.11B	$1.14B	$1.01B	$990.41M	$1.01B	$1.02B	$892.65M	$857.62M	$924.82M	$926.41M	$983.21M	$858.00M	$826.50M	$957.43M	$893.82M	$1.00B	$960.01M	$905.38M	$812.57M	$804.36M	$728.78M	$718.73M	$720.86M	$650.09M	$599.52M
High Forecast	$1.25B	$1.26B	$1.25B	$1.13B	$1.13B	$1.14B	$1.17B	$1.04B	$1.02B	$1.04B	$1.05B	$911.64M	$877.11M	$932.87M	$926.85M	$1.18B	$916.49M	$849.49M	$984.07M	$1.07B	$1.20B	$981.39M	$925.54M	$975.08M	$822.27M	$745.00M	$734.74M	$865.04M	$664.57M	$612.87M
Low Forecast	$1.19B	$1.21B	$1.20B	$1.08B	$1.08B	$1.09B	$1.12B	$990.41M	$973.10M	$993.67M	$1.01B	$854.67M	$842.62M	$916.77M	$925.96M	$786.57M	$799.51M	$812.05M	$940.69M	$715.06M	$801.87M	$940.16M	$886.66M	$650.05M	$787.72M	$713.71M	$703.87M	$576.69M	$636.65M	$587.12M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.02%	1.04%	1.10%	1.02%	1.16%	1.30%	1.06%	1.16%	1.33%	1.63%	0.98%	1.17%	1.23%

CSX's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $858.00M, with a range of $799.51M to $916.49M. CSX's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 1.42% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $846.00M (Sep 23).

CSX SG&A Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	8	12	6	6	6	12	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	9	8
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Avg Forecast	$-13.96M	$-13.78M	$-13.76M	$-13.32M	$-13.05M	$-12.93M	$-13.12M	$-12.74M	$-12.40M	$-12.38M	$-12.46M	$-12.08M	$-11.83M	$-12.04M	$-12.11M	$-12.01M	$-11.89M	$-11.64M	$-12.22M	$-11.72M	$-12.22M	$-12.25M	$-11.97M	$-10.84M	$-10.89M	$-10.03M	$-9.59M	$-9.15M	$-9.09M	$-8.73M
High Forecast	$-13.77M	$-13.59M	$-13.58M	$-13.14M	$-12.87M	$-12.76M	$-12.95M	$-12.57M	$-12.24M	$-12.22M	$-12.29M	$-11.98M	$-11.77M	$-11.99M	$-12.11M	$-12.01M	$-11.73M	$-11.48M	$-12.06M	$-11.57M	$-12.06M	$-12.05M	$-11.78M	$-10.67M	$-10.71M	$-9.87M	$-9.44M	$-9.00M	$-8.94M	$-8.59M
Low Forecast	$-14.26M	$-14.07M	$-14.06M	$-13.60M	$-13.33M	$-13.21M	$-13.41M	$-13.01M	$-12.67M	$-12.65M	$-12.72M	$-12.18M	$-12.09M	$-12.09M	$-12.11M	$-12.01M	$-12.09M	$-11.89M	$-12.48M	$-11.97M	$-12.49M	$-12.46M	$-12.18M	$-11.03M	$-11.07M	$-10.20M	$-9.76M	$-9.30M	$-9.24M	$-8.88M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

CSX's average Quarter SG&A projection for undefined is $NaN, based on undefined Wall Street analysts, with a range of $NaN to $NaN. The forecast indicates a NaN% fall compared to CSX last annual SG&A of $NaN (undefined).

CSX EPS Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	4	8	12	6	6	6	12	9	9	9	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	9	8
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$0.42	$0.49	$0.48	$0.49	$0.52	$0.55	$0.39	$0.42	$0.43	$0.52	$0.31	$0.33	$0.32
Avg Forecast	$0.63	$0.63	$0.63	$0.56	$0.57	$0.57	$0.59	$0.52	$0.51	$0.52	$0.53	$0.46	$0.44	$0.48	$0.48	$0.45	$0.44	$0.43	$0.49	$0.43	$0.47	$0.49	$0.47	$0.37	$0.41	$0.38	$0.37	$0.32	$0.34	$0.31
High Forecast	$0.64	$0.65	$0.65	$0.58	$0.58	$0.59	$0.60	$0.53	$0.52	$0.54	$0.54	$0.47	$0.45	$0.48	$0.48	$0.45	$0.47	$0.44	$0.51	$0.44	$0.48	$0.51	$0.48	$0.38	$0.42	$0.38	$0.38	$0.33	$0.34	$0.32
Low Forecast	$0.62	$0.62	$0.62	$0.55	$0.56	$0.56	$0.58	$0.51	$0.50	$0.51	$0.52	$0.44	$0.43	$0.47	$0.48	$0.45	$0.41	$0.42	$0.48	$0.42	$0.46	$0.48	$0.46	$0.37	$0.41	$0.37	$0.36	$0.31	$0.33	$0.30
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.99%	0.99%	1.13%	1.05%	1.05%	1.18%	1.04%	1.01%	1.14%	1.40%	0.97%	0.98%	1.04%

According to 12 Wall Street analysts, CSX's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $0.44, with a low estimate of $0.41 and a high estimate of $0.47. This represents a 5.30% increase compared to CSX previous annual EPS of $0.42 (Sep 23).

CSX Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
CNI	Canadian National Railway Company	$106.71	$128.71	20.62%	Buy
CP	Canadian Pacific Railway	$73.78	$87.93	19.18%	Buy
CSX	CSX	$34.60	$38.04	9.94%	Buy
NSC	Norfolk Southern	$259.71	$280.08	7.84%	Buy
UNP	Union Pacific	$233.29	$250.12	7.21%	Buy
GBX	Greenbrier Companies	$64.63	$56.00	-13.35%	Buy
TRN	Trinity Industries	$37.98	$32.00	-15.75%	Buy
WAB	Westinghouse Air Brake	$196.12	$163.50	-16.63%	Buy
FSTR	L.B. Foster Company	$25.71	$21.00	-18.32%	Hold

CSX Forecast FAQ

Is CSX a good buy?

Yes, according to 27 Wall Street analysts, CSX (CSX) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 18 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 66.67% of CSX's total ratings.

What is CSX's price target?

CSX (CSX) average price target is $38.04 with a range of $24 to $44, implying a 9.94% from its last price of $34.6. The data is based on 27 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will CSX stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for CSX stock, the company can go up by 9.94% (from the last price of $34.6 to the average price target of $38.04), up by 27.17% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -30.64% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can CSX stock reach $50?

CSX's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $38.04 does not support the claim that CSX can reach $50 in the near future.

What are CSX's analysts' financial forecasts?

CSX's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $15.83B (high $16.17B, low $15.61B), average EBITDA is $8.23B (high $8.4B, low $8.12B), average net income is $4.35B (high $4.47B, low $4.28B), average SG&A $-51.841M (high $-51.144M, low $-52.95M), and average EPS is $2.24 (high $2.31, low $2.2). CSX's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $16.74B (high $17.09B, low $16.51B), average EBITDA is $8.7B (high $8.88B, low $8.58B), average net income is $4.76B (high $4.89B, low $4.68B), average SG&A $-54.815M (high $-54.078M, low $-55.988M), and average EPS is $2.45 (high $2.52, low $2.41).

Did the CSX's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on CSX's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $14.66B, beating the average analysts forecast of $14.5B by 1.11%. Apple's EBITDA was $3.34B, missing the average prediction of $7.41B by -54.91%. The company's net income was $3.72B, beating the average estimation of $3.54B by 5.07%. Apple's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $-47.479M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $1.85, beating the average prediction of $1.79 by 3.47%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), CSX's revenue was $3.57B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $3.55B by 0.53%. The company's EBITDA was $762M, missing the average prediction of $1.85B by -58.74%. CSX's net income was $846M, beating the average estimation of $826.5M by 2.36%. The company's SG&A was $0, missing the average forecast of $-11.638M by -100.00%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $0.42, missing the average prediction of $0.426 by -1.42%