Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for CSX Earnings

CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of CSX in a research note issued on Tuesday, October 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.52 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.54. The consensus estimate for CSX’s current full-year earnings is $1.86 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for CSX’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.53 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.53 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.18 EPS.

CSX has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of CSX from $36.00 to $35.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Citigroup initiated coverage on shares of CSX in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. They set a “buy” rating and a $42.00 price objective for the company. Bank of America lowered shares of CSX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $37.00 price objective for the company. in a research report on Monday, July 8th. Stephens reduced their price objective on shares of CSX from $41.00 to $39.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of CSX from $41.00 to $40.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, September 25th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and twelve have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $38.61.

CSX Stock Performance

Shares of CSX opened at $33.39 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $34.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $33.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.19. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43. CSX has a 52-week low of $29.64 and a 52-week high of $40.12.

CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The transportation company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.68 billion. CSX had a net margin of 24.77% and a return on equity of 28.92%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.42 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CSX

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in CSX in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. MFA Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CSX in the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Morton Brown Family Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CSX in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CSX in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CSX in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Institutional investors own 73.57% of the company’s stock.

CSX Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 13th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. CSX’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.81%.

About CSX

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.