Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CSX in the last 90 days.
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NASDAQ: CSX
CSX (CSX) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$47.10−0.80 (−1.7%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:17 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryCSX closes at $47.10, down 1.7% on the day, with the stock sitting between its 50-day average of $50.14 and its 200-day average of $43.79. The GekkoIndex reading of 72.8 places the stock in the Buying zone, while the price stands 11.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $42.21. Over the past year the stock has returned 43.7%, though the past month shows a decline of 7.1%.
Recent coverage centers on analyst positioning and valuation debate. Bank of America lowered its price target on CSX from $56 to $55 while maintaining a buy rating, citing a potential upside of 16.27%, with an analyst consensus average target cited at $51.28. Separately, a DCF-based analysis put intrinsic value at $32.48 on an earnings basis and $39.13 on a free cash flow basis, against a referenced price of $48.92, characterizing the stock as overvalued by that measure. Filings also show Bank of America Corp DE taking a new position of 33,641,111 shares valued at approximately $1.6 billion, and Engineers Gate Manager LP purchasing 32,731 shares, both disclosed via 13F filings.
CSX next reports earnings on 15 October 2026 after the close, 25 days out and within a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter beat estimates with EPS of $0.43 versus $0.41 expected, followed by a 6.5% reaction. Seasonality from this point in the calendar has averaged a 5.2% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them. Analyst coverage overall stands at 14 buy, 6 hold and 1 sell among 21 firms, with a consensus target of $53.14.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $47.10200-day averageGekko Fair Value $42.21
Key stats
- Market cap
- $87.25B
- P/E ratio
- 27.9
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $1.72
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.51B
- Profit margin
- 22.2%
- Dividend yield
- 1.11%
- Beta
- 1.21
- Volume
- 25.17M avg 9.99M
- 1-year return
- +43.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- 50-day average
- $50.14
- 200-day average
- $43.79
- Next earnings
- Oct 15 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 1.85B
CSX swing-trade checklist
CSX scores 2 supportive, 1 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive1 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $47.10 sits between the 50-day ($50.14) and 200-day ($43.79) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
72.8, Buying
Reading 72.8 is in the Buying zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
11.6% above
Price is 11.6% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings riskheadwind
Reports in 25 days
Reports on Oct 15, 2026, 25 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+5.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +5.2% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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CSX stock chart and price history
CSX closed at $47.10 on Sep 18, 2026, +43.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $32.71 to $53.60.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −7.1%
- 3 months
- +3.2%
- 6 months
- +22.4%
- 1 year
- +43.7%
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About CSX
CSX moves freight by rail across a large stretch of the eastern United States, working through its subsidiaries to carry goods for shippers rather than passengers. Its services span standard rail freight, container and trailer transport, and bulk handling, covering everything from chemicals, grain and food items to vehicles and auto parts, timber, minerals, fertilizer, metals and heavy machinery. It also supports energy-related shipping, hauling coal, coke and iron ore to plants and mills, and arranges coal exports through deep-water ports.
Much of its business runs through intermodal operations, using roughly 30 terminals to shuffle containers of consumer goods and handling the drayage that gets freight to and from rail lines. Automotive customers get dedicated storage and distribution sites, while companies without rail access can still ship through CSX by way of rail-to-truck transfers for items such as plastics and ethanol. The network itself covers about 19,500 route miles connecting cities in 23 eastern states, Washington D.C., and into Ontario and Quebec, supported by a locomotive fleet of roughly 3,500 units.
CSX was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. Its shares are listed on the NASDAQ under the ticker CSX.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Railroads
- Website
- csx.com
CSX GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
CSX’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 72.8, in the Buying zone, up 7.8 points over five sessions.
72.8Buying
Up 7.8 points over five sessions, from the Accumulation zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying (current zone) | 22 | +0.4% | +0.5% | ||
| Accumulation | 191 | +0.2% | +2.6% | ||
| Neutral | 408 | +0.4% | +0.8% | ||
| Distribution | 39 | +0.3% | −0.4% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CSX share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →
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Is CSX stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
CSX trades 11.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $42.21, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what CSX shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$42.21
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 18, 2026
11.6% Overvalued
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CSX insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CSX, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in CSX were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
CSX has been buying back its own shares.
- Latest authorization
- $5.00B, May 14, 2026
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $296.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.34%
- Trailing four quarters
- $742.0M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
2of the funds Gekko tracks hold CSX.
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CSX earnings: next date and track record
CSX reports on Oct 15, 2026, after the close (25 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 15, 2026
Expected after the close, 25 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.54
- Revenue estimate
- $3.93B
4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±2.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Apr 22, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- CSX delivered strong Q1 2026 results with 3% volume growth and 2% revenue increase. Operating expenses dropped 6% due to cost structure improvements and network efficiency gains. Operating income jumped 20% and EPS grew 26%, driving higher free cash flow. Safety metrics improved significantly with 13% better FRA injury rate and 30% reduction in train accidents.
- Guidance
- Management expressed optimism about building momentum through 2026 while noting market uncertainty from Middle East conflict and rising energy prices affecting customer sentiment and creating mixed opportunities.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2026 | $0.43 est $0.41 | $3.48B est $3.49B | +6.5% |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $0.39 est $0.41 | $3.51B est $3.54B | +0.3% |
| Oct 16, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.42 | $4.46B est $3.57B | +1.0% |
| Jul 23, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.42 | $3.57B est $3.58B | −0.7% |
| Apr 16, 2025 | $0.34 est $0.37 | $3.42B est $3.45B | −0.8% |
| Jan 23, 2025 | $0.42 est $0.44 | $3.54B est $3.56B | −1.7% |
| Oct 16, 2024 | $0.46 est $0.48 | $3.62B est $3.68B | −6.8% |
| Aug 5, 2024 | $0.49 est $0.48 | $3.70B est $3.70B | −0.6% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
CSX stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CSX is $53.14, +12.8% from the last close, from 21 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$53.14consensus 12-month target, +12.8% from the last close
Now $47.10Avg $53.14
Low $32High $60
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 21 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | Wells Fargo | $54 | +14.6% |
| Sep 3 | Bernstein | $48 | +1.9% |
| Aug 31 | Bernstein | $48 | +1.9% |
| Aug 26 | Bank of America Securities | $56 | +18.9% |
| Aug 24 | Bernstein | $48 | +1.9% |
+0.5%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
+5.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.2%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
CSX seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, CSX averaged +5.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.0% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.7% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +5.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +4.3% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, CSX’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.6%.
CSX market cap and key statistics
CSX’s market cap is $87.25B, with a P/E ratio of 27.9 and revenue of $14.51B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $87.25B
- P/E ratio
- 27.9
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $1.72
- Gekko Fair Value
- $42.21
Trading
- Volume
- 25.17M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 9.99M
- 52-week high
- $53.60
- 52-week low
- $32.71
- Shares outstanding
- 1.85B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $14.51B
- Profit margin
- 22.2%
- Return on equity
- 24.4%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +22.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.21
- Typical daily move
- ±2.2%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±4.6%
- Dividend yield
- 1.11%
CSX stock news this week
Coverage of CSX this week reads negative: 1 positive, 2 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Precision Trading with Csx Corporation (CSX) Risk ZonesStock Traders Daily, Sep 19
- Bank of America Has Lowered Expectations for CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) Stock PriceMarketBeat, Sep 18
- CSX Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitorsMarketWatch, Sep 18
- Engineers Gate Manager LP Purchases Shares of 32,731 CSX Corporation $CSXDefense World, Sep 17
- CSX DCF Analysis: Intrinsic Value $32 vs Price $49GuruFocus, Sep 15
- Here's How Much $1000 Invested In CSX 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth TodayBenzinga, Sep 15
CSX peers
CSX’s 5 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| UNPUnion Pacific | Buying | 9.7% above |
| CPCanadian Pacific Kansas City | Accumulation | 7.8% above |
| CNICanadian National Railway | Accumulation | 13.6% above |
| NSCNorfolk Southern | Buying | 12.0% above |
| GATXGATX | Neutral | 8.9% below |
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CSX stock FAQ
What is CSX’s market cap?
CSX’s market cap is $87.25B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $47.10, with 1.85B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 27.9.
What is the CSX stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CSX is $53.14, +12.8% from the last close. Of the 21 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 6 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is CSX stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate CSX is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $47.10 is 11.6% above Gekko Fair Value of $42.21. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does CSX report earnings next?
CSX is expected to report on Oct 15, 2026, after the market closes (25 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.54 per share on revenue of $3.93B. CSX beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.
What is CSX’s 52-week high and low?
CSX’s 52-week high is $53.60 and its 52-week low is $32.71; it closed at $47.10 on Sep 18, 2026, +43.7% over the past year.
Is CSX stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and earnings risk). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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