Norfolk Southern Stock Forward View - Double Exponential Smoothing

NFS Stock  EUR 258.00  6.00  2.38%   
Norfolk Stock outlook is based on your current time horizon. We suggest always using this module together with an analysis of Norfolk Southern's historical fundamentals, such as revenue growth or operating cash flow patterns.
As of 7th of February 2026 the value of relative strength index of Norfolk Southern's share price is below 20 . This indicates that the stock is significantly oversold. The fundamental principle of the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is to quantify the velocity at which market participants are driving the price of a financial instrument upwards or downwards.

Momentum 0

 Sell Peaked

 
Oversold
 
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The successful prediction of Norfolk Southern's future price could yield a significant profit. Please, note that this module is not intended to be used solely to calculate an intrinsic value of Norfolk Southern and does not consider all of the tangible or intangible factors available from Norfolk Southern's fundamental data. We analyze noise-free headlines and recent hype associated with Norfolk Southern, which may create opportunities for some arbitrage if properly timed. Below are the key fundamental drivers impacting Norfolk Southern's stock price prediction:
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.11)
Wall Street Target Price
289.43
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.02)
Using Norfolk Southern hype-based prediction, you can estimate the value of Norfolk Southern from the perspective of Norfolk Southern response to recently generated media hype and the effects of current headlines on its competitors.
The Double Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Norfolk Southern on the next trading day is expected to be 262.15 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.75 and the sum of the absolute errors of 162.04.

Norfolk Southern after-hype prediction price

    
  EUR 258.0  
There is no one specific way to measure market sentiment using hype analysis or a similar predictive technique. This prediction method should be used in combination with more fundamental and traditional techniques such as stock price forecasting, technical analysis, analysts consensus, earnings estimates, and various momentum models.
  
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Norfolk Southern to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Norfolk Stock please use our How to Invest in Norfolk Southern guide.

Norfolk Southern Additional Predictive Modules

Most predictive techniques to examine Norfolk price help traders to determine how to time the market. We provide a combination of tools to recognize potential entry and exit points for Norfolk using various technical indicators. When you analyze Norfolk charts, please remember that the event formation may indicate an entry point for a short seller, and look at other indicators across different periods to confirm that a breakdown or reversion is likely to occur.
Double exponential smoothing - also known as Holt exponential smoothing is a refinement of the popular simple exponential smoothing model with an additional trending component. Double exponential smoothing model for Norfolk Southern works best with periods where there are trends or seasonality.

Norfolk Southern Double Exponential Smoothing Price Forecast For the 8th of February

Given 90 days horizon, the Double Exponential Smoothing forecasted value of Norfolk Southern on the next trading day is expected to be 262.15 with a mean absolute deviation of 2.75, mean absolute percentage error of 12.75, and the sum of the absolute errors of 162.04.
Please note that although there have been many attempts to predict Norfolk Stock prices using its time series forecasting, we generally do not suggest using it to place bets in the real market. The most commonly used models for forecasting predictions are the autoregressive models, which specify that Norfolk Southern's next future price depends linearly on its previous prices and some stochastic term (i.e., imperfectly predictable multiplier).

Norfolk Southern Stock Forecast Pattern

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Norfolk Southern Forecasted Value

In the context of forecasting Norfolk Southern's Stock value on the next trading day, we examine the predictive performance of the model to find good statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios. Norfolk Southern's downside and upside margins for the forecasting period are 260.75 and 263.56, respectively. We have considered Norfolk Southern's daily market price to evaluate the above model's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that traditional linear or nonlinear forecasting models outperform artificial intelligence and frequency domain models to provide accurate forecasts consistently.
Market Value
258.00
260.75
Downside
262.15
Expected Value
263.56
Upside

Model Predictive Factors

The below table displays some essential indicators generated by the model showing the Double Exponential Smoothing forecasting method's relative quality and the estimations of the prediction error of Norfolk Southern stock data series using in forecasting. Note that when a statistical model is used to represent Norfolk Southern stock, the representation will rarely be exact; so some information will be lost using the model to explain the process. AIC estimates the relative amount of information lost by a given model: the less information a model loses, the higher its quality.
AICAkaike Information CriteriaHuge
BiasArithmetic mean of the errors 0.0574
MADMean absolute deviation2.7464
MAPEMean absolute percentage error0.0111
SAESum of the absolute errors162.0356
When Norfolk Southern prices exhibit either an increasing or decreasing trend over time, simple exponential smoothing forecasts tend to lag behind observations. Double exponential smoothing is designed to address this type of data series by taking into account any Norfolk Southern trend in the prices. So in double exponential smoothing past observations are given exponentially smaller weights as the observations get older. In other words, recent Norfolk Southern observations are given relatively more weight in forecasting than the older observations.

Predictive Modules for Norfolk Southern

There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole, as well as predicting future values of individual securities such as Norfolk Southern. Regardless of method or technology, however, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
256.58258.00259.42
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
208.16209.57283.80
Details
Bollinger
Band Projection (param)
LowMiddleHigh
238.41246.96255.51
Details
Earnings
Estimates (0)
LowProjected EPSHigh
2.773.003.16
Details

Norfolk Southern After-Hype Price Density Analysis

As far as predicting the price of Norfolk Southern at your current risk attitude, this probability distribution graph shows the chance that the prediction will fall between or within a specific range. We use this chart to confirm that your returns on investing in Norfolk Southern or, for that matter, your successful expectations of its future price, cannot be replicated consistently. Please note, a large amount of money has been lost over the years by many investors who confused the symmetrical distributions of Stock prices, such as prices of Norfolk Southern, with the unreliable approximations that try to describe financial returns.
   Next price density   
       Expected price to next headline  

Norfolk Southern Estimiated After-Hype Price Volatility

In the context of predicting Norfolk Southern's stock value on the day after the next significant headline, we show statistically significant boundaries of downside and upside scenarios based on Norfolk Southern's historical news coverage. Norfolk Southern's after-hype downside and upside margins for the prediction period are 256.58 and 259.42, respectively. We have considered Norfolk Southern's daily market price in relation to the headlines to evaluate this method's predictive performance. Remember, however, there is no scientific proof or empirical evidence that news-based prediction models compare with traditional linear, nonlinear models or artificial intelligence models to provide accurate predictions consistently.
Current Value
258.00
256.58
Downside
258.00
After-hype Price
259.42
Upside
Norfolk Southern is very steady at this time. Analysis and calculation of next after-hype price of Norfolk Southern is based on 3 months time horizon.

Norfolk Southern Stock Price Outlook Analysis

Have you ever been surprised when a price of a Company such as Norfolk Southern is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Norfolk Southern backward and forwards among themselves. Have you ever observed a lot of a particular company's price movement is driven by press releases or news about the company that has nothing to do with actual earnings? Usually, hype to individual companies acts as price momentum. If not enough favorable publicity is forthcoming, the Stock price eventually runs out of speed. So, the rule of thumb here is that as long as this news hype has nothing to do with immediate earnings, you should pay more attention to it. If you see this tendency with Norfolk Southern, there might be something going there, and it might present an excellent short sale opportunity.
Expected ReturnPeriod VolatilityHype ElasticityRelated ElasticityNews DensityRelated DensityExpected Hype
  0.09 
1.40
  0.18 
  0.01 
7 Events / Month
2 Events / Month
In about 7 days
Latest traded priceExpected after-news pricePotential return on next major newsAverage after-hype volatility
258.00
258.00
0.00 
70.00  
Notes

Norfolk Southern Hype Timeline

Norfolk Southern is now traded for 258.00on Frankfurt Exchange of Germany. The entity has historical hype elasticity of 0.18, and average elasticity to hype of competition of 0.01. Norfolk is estimated not to react to the next headline, with the price staying at about the same level, and average media hype impact volatility is about 70.0%. The immediate return on the next news is estimated to be very small, whereas the daily expected return is now at 0.09%. %. The volatility of related hype on Norfolk Southern is about 1931.03%, with the expected price after the next announcement by competition of 258.01. About 77.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Norfolk Southern was now reported as 58.82. The company recorded earning per share (EPS) of 10.81. Norfolk Southern last dividend was issued on the 6th of February 2026. Assuming the 90 days horizon the next estimated press release will be in about 7 days.
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Norfolk Southern to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Norfolk Stock please use our How to Invest in Norfolk Southern guide.

Norfolk Southern Related Hype Analysis

Having access to credible news sources related to Norfolk Southern's direct competition is more important than ever and may enhance your ability to predict Norfolk Southern's future price movements. Getting to know how Norfolk Southern's peers react to changing market sentiment, related social signals, and mainstream news is a great way to find investing opportunities and time the market. The summary table below summarizes the essential lagging indicators that can help you analyze how Norfolk Southern may potentially react to the hype associated with one of its peers.
Hype
Elasticity
News
Density
Semi
Deviation
Information
Ratio
Potential
Upside
Value
At Risk
Maximum
Drawdown
MOBMonster Beverage Corp 0.74 10 per month 0.87  0.15  2.61 (1.53) 6.17 
E6UCoffee Holding Co(0.04)4 per month 0.00 (0.14) 5.67 (6.58) 27.38 
HLIANicola Mining 0.02 4 per month 3.53  0.07  7.84 (7.55) 21.78 
LC0ALuckin Coffee 0.20 9 per month 0.00 (0.05) 6.77 (4.12) 20.02 
GOKAOffice Properties Income 0.00 8 per month 0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00 
NY70MOLSON RS BEVERAGE(1.39)1 per month 2.19 (0.01) 6.40 (4.50) 23.68 
DDNDarden Restaurants 1.25 9 per month 1.40  0.1  3.78 (2.25) 9.44 
WX7Corporate Office Properties(0.20)9 per month 0.97  0.11  3.05 (1.64) 6.57 

Other Forecasting Options for Norfolk Southern

For every potential investor in Norfolk, whether a beginner or expert, Norfolk Southern's price movement is the inherent factor that sparks whether it is viable to invest in it or hold it better. Norfolk Stock price charts are filled with many 'noises.' These noises can hugely alter the decision one can make regarding investing in Norfolk. Basic forecasting techniques help filter out the noise by identifying Norfolk Southern's price trends.

Norfolk Southern Related Equities

One of the popular trading techniques among algorithmic traders is to use market-neutral strategies where every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if one position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Below are some of the equities that can be combined with Norfolk Southern stock to make a market-neutral strategy. Peer analysis of Norfolk Southern could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Norfolk Southern by comparing valuation metrics with similar companies.
 Risk & Return  Correlation

Norfolk Southern Market Strength Events

Market strength indicators help investors to evaluate how Norfolk Southern stock reacts to ongoing and evolving market conditions. The investors can use it to make informed decisions about market timing, and determine when trading Norfolk Southern shares will generate the highest return on investment. By undertsting and applying Norfolk Southern stock market strength indicators, traders can identify Norfolk Southern entry and exit signals to maximize returns.

Norfolk Southern Risk Indicators

The analysis of Norfolk Southern's basic risk indicators is one of the essential steps in accurately forecasting its future price. The process involves identifying the amount of risk involved in Norfolk Southern's investment and either accepting that risk or mitigating it. Along with some essential techniques for forecasting norfolk stock prices, we also provide a set of basic risk indicators that can assist in the individual investment decision or help in hedging the risk of your existing portfolios.
Please note, the risk measures we provide can be used independently or collectively to perform a risk assessment. When comparing two potential investments, we recommend comparing similar equities with homogenous growth potential and valuation from related markets to determine which investment holds the most risk.

Story Coverage note for Norfolk Southern

The number of cover stories for Norfolk Southern depends on current market conditions and Norfolk Southern's risk-adjusted performance over time. The coverage that generates the most noise at a given time depends on the prevailing investment theme that Norfolk Southern is classified under. However, while its typical story may have numerous social followers, the rapid visibility can also attract short-sellers, who usually are skeptical about Norfolk Southern's long-term prospects. So, having above-average coverage will typically attract above-average short interest, leading to significant price volatility.

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When determining whether Norfolk Southern offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Norfolk Southern's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Norfolk Southern Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Norfolk Southern Stock:
Check out Historical Fundamental Analysis of Norfolk Southern to cross-verify your projections.
For more detail on how to invest in Norfolk Stock please use our How to Invest in Norfolk Southern guide.
You can also try the Portfolio Suggestion module to get suggestions outside of your existing asset allocation including your own model portfolios.
It's important to distinguish between Norfolk Southern's intrinsic value and market price, which are calculated using different methodologies. Investment decisions regarding Norfolk Southern should consider multiple factors including financial performance, growth metrics, competitive position, and professional analysis. In contrast, Norfolk Southern's trading price reflects the actual exchange value where willing buyers and sellers reach mutual agreement.