JPMorgan cuts CSX target to USD 57.00 for CSX Corporation stock

Published on 10/06/2026 at 17:15 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

JPMorgan cut its target from USD 58.00 to USD 57.00. CSX Corporation stock last stood at EUR 41.14 on September 18, 2026, versus EUR 41.59.

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CSX Corporation (ISIN US1264081035) was last at EUR 41.14 on Tradegate on September 18, 2026, versus the prior close of EUR 41.59, a minus 1.08 percent session change. On October 5, 2026, JPMorgan maintained its Overweight rating but cut the CSX target from USD 58.00 to USD 57.00, according to MarketBeat.

Target cut meets solid quarterly growth

The lower target contrasts with CSX performance in the second quarter of 2026. Revenue reached USD 3.94 billion, an increase of 10.10 percent from the same quarter a year earlier, while diluted earnings per share came in at USD 0.54, according to MarketBeat. The earnings figure exceeded the USD 0.52 consensus by USD 0.02, giving investors a concrete measure of the quarter's performance.

Operating income for the quarter was USD 1.51 billion, up 17.00 percent year over year, and the operating margin expanded to 38.30 percent from 35.90 percent. The combination of higher revenue and wider margins helps explain why the target cut is a valuation adjustment rather than a reversal of the latest operating trend.

October earnings date sets the next test

CSX will release third-quarter 2026 financial and operating results after the market close on October 21, 2026, followed by a management conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET, according to GlobeNewswire. That report will test whether the second-quarter growth rate and margin expansion continued into the next reporting period.

CSX is listed on Nasdaq under ticker CSX. The October 6, 2026 Nasdaq quote was USD 47.65 at 11:14 a.m. ET, while the 52-week range was USD 33.63 to USD 53.60 and market capitalization was USD 88.3 billion. The separate euro quote was last at EUR 41.14 on Tradegate on September 18, 2026, versus the Tradegate prior close of EUR 41.59. Price source: substitute price Tradegate, Lang & Schwarz without data set.