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3. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q1 2025: 49

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC) is a railroad company. The firm’s share price performance has been rather lackluster this year as the stock has gained a modest 11.7% year-to-date. Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC)’s stock dipped by 13.5% after President Trump announced his Liberation Day tariffs. However, since then, the shares have gained 27%. Cramer has previously discussed Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC) and praised the stock gains. This time, he wondered whether the firm might be vulnerable to an acquisition given the relaxed deal making environment under the Trump administration:

“I think that Norfolk Southern could be vulnerable.”

Previously, the CNBC TV host discussed Norfolk Southern Corporation (NASDAQ:NSC)’s share price performance:

“You know look at Norfolk Southern. The run in Norfolk Southern is just breathtaking. I just think that we are so the opposite of where we were. Everything changed. Everything changed. Liberation Day may turn out to be the bottom. We may look at Liberation Day and say you know that was when they realized, wow, are we ever on the wrong track. The market has spoken and we’re wrong.”