Zacks Research Predicts CSX’s FY2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CSX)

CSX Corporation (NASDAQ:CSX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for CSX in a report issued on Thursday, October 30th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the transportation company will earn $1.65 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.68. The consensus estimate for CSX’s current full-year earnings is $1.83 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CSX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.05 EPS.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Benchmark boosted their target price on CSX from $37.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $40.00 target price (up from $39.00) on shares of CSX in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Wall Street Zen raised CSX from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 18th. Wells Fargo & Company raised CSX from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $37.00 to $40.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered CSX from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating and set a $38.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, August 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CSX has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $39.09.

CSX Trading Up 1.1%

NASDAQ CSX opened at $36.02 on Monday. CSX has a 12 month low of $26.22 and a 12 month high of $37.25. The company has a current ratio of 0.85, a quick ratio of 0.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.45. The company has a market capitalization of $67.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.75 and a beta of 1.29. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $34.34 and a 200 day simple moving average of $33.08.

CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 16th. The transportation company reported $0.44 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $3.59 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.60 billion. CSX had a return on equity of 24.95% and a net margin of 20.55%.The firm’s revenue was down .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.45 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of CSX

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CSX. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in CSX in the third quarter valued at about $157,000. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in CSX by 19.7% in the third quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 57,652 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $2,047,000 after acquiring an additional 9,470 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp bought a new position in CSX in the third quarter valued at about $2,363,000. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. grew its position in CSX by 8.3% in the third quarter. Confluence Wealth Services Inc. now owns 31,334 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,113,000 after acquiring an additional 2,403 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of CSX by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 49,660 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,763,000 after acquiring an additional 7,562 shares during the last quarter. 73.57% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Stephen F. Angel bought 55,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, October 20th. The shares were bought at an average price of $36.87 per share, with a total value of $2,027,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 58,234 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,147,087.58. This trade represents a 1,700.68% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Michael S. Burns sold 24,249 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.76, for a total value of $891,393.24. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 51,640 shares in the company, valued at $1,898,286.40. This represents a 31.95% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.55% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

CSX Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 28th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 28th. CSX’s payout ratio is 33.99%.

CSX Company Profile

CSX Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides rail-based freight transportation services. The company offers rail services; and transportation of intermodal containers and trailers, as well as other transportation services, such as rail-to-truck transfers and bulk commodity operations. It also transports chemicals, agricultural and food products, minerals, automotive, forest products, fertilizers, and metals and equipment; and coal, coke, and iron ore to electricity-generating power plants, steel manufacturers, and industrial plants, as well as exports coal to deep-water port facilities.