Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for CSX FY2025 Earnings

CSX Co. (NASDAQ:CSX) – Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of CSX in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, April 30th. Zacks Research analyst M. Basu now forecasts that the transportation company will post earnings of $1.65 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.81. 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 $0.44 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on CSX. BMO Capital Markets reduced their target price on shares of CSX from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of CSX from $31.00 to $28.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on CSX from $38.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Barclays reduced their price target on CSX from $35.00 to $31.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Stephens reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $38.00 price objective on shares of CSX in a report on Friday, January 24th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.86.

CSX Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of CSX stock opened at $28.09 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $52.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.69, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.22. CSX has a 52-week low of $26.22 and a 52-week high of $37.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $28.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $31.95.

CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The transportation company reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $3.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion. CSX had a net margin of 23.95% and a return on equity of 28.15%.

CSX Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were issued a $0.13 dividend. This is a positive change from CSX’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.12. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 28th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. CSX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.14%.

Institutional Trading of CSX

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. World Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CSX by 137.4% in the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 16,145 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $557,000 after purchasing an additional 9,344 shares in the last quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB boosted its stake in CSX by 260.8% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 24,970 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $862,000 after buying an additional 18,049 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in CSX by 9.2% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,350,289 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $47,652,000 after buying an additional 113,530 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in CSX by 3.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 2,348,543 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $81,095,000 after acquiring an additional 77,488 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc raised its stake in shares of CSX by 99.1% during the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 3,028 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 1,507 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 73.57% of the company’s stock.

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.