Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC)

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77.45 -0.38  -0.49%   NYSE May 23, 8:00PM BATS Real time Currency in USD

Norfolk Southern Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM:

2.260 for May 23, 2013
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Norfolk Southern Corporation Price / Sales Ratio TTM Chart

    Norfolk Southern Corporation Historical Price / Sales Ratio TTM Data

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    May 23, 2013 2.260
    May 22, 2013 2.271
    May 21, 2013 2.333
    May 20, 2013 2.341
    May 17, 2013 2.341
    May 16, 2013 2.314
    May 15, 2013 2.344
    May 14, 2013 2.335
    May 13, 2013 2.287
    May 10, 2013 2.305
    May 9, 2013 2.293
    May 8, 2013 2.308
    May 7, 2013 2.288
    May 6, 2013 2.270
    May 3, 2013 2.270
    May 2, 2013 2.231
    May 1, 2013 2.194
    April 30, 2013 2.259
    April 29, 2013 2.235
    April 26, 2013 2.204
    April 25, 2013 2.213
    April 24, 2013 2.186
    April 23, 2013 2.213
    April 22, 2013 2.190
    April 19, 2013 2.181
       
    April 18, 2013 2.155
    April 17, 2013 2.150
    April 16, 2013 2.214
    April 15, 2013 2.162
    April 12, 2013 2.241
    April 11, 2013 2.223
    April 10, 2013 2.212
    April 9, 2013 2.17
    April 8, 2013 2.199
    April 5, 2013 2.174
    April 4, 2013 2.155
    April 3, 2013 2.193
    April 2, 2013 2.225
    April 1, 2013 2.221
    March 28, 2013 2.262
    March 27, 2013 2.239
    March 26, 2013 2.223
    March 25, 2013 2.183
    March 22, 2013 2.191
    March 21, 2013 2.197
    March 20, 2013 2.231
    March 19, 2013 2.215
    March 18, 2013 2.205
    March 15, 2013 2.220
    March 14, 2013 2.203

    About Price to Sales Ratio

    The price to sales ratio (PS ratio) is calculated by dividing stock price by the revenue per share. It is most useful for comparing companies within a sector or industry because "normal" values for this ratio vary from industry to industry. In general, low price to sales ratios are more appealing because they suggest that a company is undervalued.

    An example illustrating why PS ratios should not be compared across industries: On June 21, 2010, Starbucks had a PS ratio of 1.12 while Yahoo! had a PS ratio of 2.56. In other words, Yahoo! shareholders were paying $2.56 for $1 of sales while Starbucks shareholders would only pay $1.12 for $1 of sales. However, at that same moment, the two companies' price to earnings ratios were virtually identical (Starbucks: 28.09 and Yahoo!: 27.78). Hence, shareholders were paying nearly the same amount for $1.00 in earnings. The PS ratios, though, are less comparable since Yahoo!'s profit margins are much higher than that of Starbucks.
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    NSC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Benchmarks

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    NSC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Rankings

    Overall 64th percentile
    2854 of 8006
    Sector 42nd percentile
    514 of 895 in Industrials
    Industry 53rd percentile
    7 of 15 in Railroads

    NSC Price / Sales Ratio TTM Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.9516 Mar 9 2009
    Maximum 2.826 Jul 30 2008
    Average 2.184