Shares of CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) rose in after-market trading after the company reported Q2 results.
Quarterly Results
Earnings per share were down 38.46% year over year to $0.40, which beat the estimate of $0.37.
CSX (NASDAQ:CSX) reported quarterly earnings of $0.40 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.37 by 8.11 percent. This is a 38.46 percent decrease over earnings of $0.65 per share from the same period
The earnings parade continues, with a steady flow of solid corporate results helping Wall Street recover from Monday’s huge plunge. In fact, the major indices are basically back where they were Friday after two crazy days, making it look like Monday and Tuesday never happened.
Companies Reporting Before The Bell
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ) is estimated to report quarterly earnings at $1.29 per share on revenue of $32.68 billion.
Another busy week for investors and traders ahead in terms of eco-data earnings and overall potential market movers. Let’s take a market minute to get ahead of what’s to come.
The Fourth of July holiday weekend resulted in weaker U.S. volume comparisons year-over-year, but the overall trend for 2021 is still upward for intermodal volumes.
Meanwhile, rail observers anticipate the start of the earnings seasons and the Class I railroads' responses to how they handled supply chain congestion in the second quarter (see below).
U.S. indices were trading lower Thursday amid concerns the economic recovery is slowing. Growing concerns over the COVID-19 Delta variant have also weighed on sentiment amid a rise in cases in some U.S. states and a state of emergency declared in Japan.
U.S. railroads reported that carloads and intermodal originations reached 2.56 million during June, up 14.5% year-over-year, according to weekly data provided by the Association of American Railroads (AAR).