Looking Into Norfolk Southern's Recent Short Interest
Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights
Norfolk Southern's (NYSE:NSC) short percent of float has risen 3.57% since its last report, with 2.63 million shares sold short, which is 1.16% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.61 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. Norfolk Southern's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 0.82%, indicating the company has more short interest than most of its peers.

September 18, 2023 | 8:00 pm
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Norfolk Southern's short percent of float has increased, indicating a bearish sentiment among investors. The company has more short interest than most of its peers.
The increase in short interest indicates that more investors are betting that Norfolk Southern's stock price will fall. This bearish sentiment, coupled with the fact that the company has more short interest than most of its peers, could put downward pressure on the stock price in the short term.
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