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Fahmy Sameh

Director

Director
5 filings analyzed · 1 company · Latest 2025-11-06

Companies

Company Buys Sells Direction
NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORP NSC 6 0 Net buying

Activity

November 2025
medium
Buy
1,650 shares
$466,900
Significance 6/10

Director Fahmy Sameh buys 1,650 NSC shares at $282.97; stock down 6.1% from 52-week high with mixed prior timing at this ticker.

Director Fahmy Sameh purchased 1,650 shares of Norfolk Southern at $282.97 on 2025-11-05, increasing his holdings by 15.9% to 12,000 shares total—a material accumulation by a board member. At the transaction price, the stock was $282.97, compared to a current price of $282.10 and a 52-week high of $300.41, placing the purchase in a region -6.1% below the year's peak. His prior trading history at NSC shows a mixed record: 3 of 5 prior buys demonstrated positive 90-day returns (well-timed), while 2 resulted in losses, suggesting inconsistent timing discipline at this specific ticker. The cross-ticker track record shows an average 90-day return of +6.1% with a 71.43% win rate, which is more favorable but not directly predictive of NSC performance. The company's fundamentals—$3.1B quarterly revenue, $711.0M net income, and flat year-over-year revenue growth of -0.3% at a P/E of 21.37—provide a mixed backdrop that neither strongly supports nor contradicts the purchase signal.

December 2024
high
Buy
350 shares
$87,280
Significance 7/10

Director Fahmy Sameh bought 350 NSC shares at $249.37 on 2024-12-12; 4 of 4 prior NSC buys showed positive 90d returns; cluster pattern with 3 other insiders buying within 14 days.

Fahmy Sameh, a Director, purchased 350 shares at $249.37, increasing his stake to 10,350 shares post-transaction. His prior trading history at Norfolk Southern shows a consistent pattern: all 4 prior measurable buys at this ticker posted positive 90-day returns, ranging from +1.0% to +16.1%, with the most recent buy on 2024-10-24 already showing +5.5% in 30 days. This purchase occurs amid a broader insider cluster, with 3 other insiders buying within the same 14-day window, suggesting coordinated confidence in the name. The stock currently trades at $246.22, down 8.6% in 30 days and 11.1% from its 52-week high of $277.00, creating a potential entry point that aligns with the director's demonstrated pattern of well-timed accumulation at this ticker.

October 2024
high
Buy
1,000 shares
$255,000
Significance 7/10

Director Fahmy Sameh purchased 1,000 shares of NSC at $255.00 on 2024-10-24, adding to 10,000 shares held. 3 of 3 recent same-ticker buys achieved 90d gains.

Fahmy Sameh, a director of Norfolk Southern, purchased 1,000 shares at $255.00, increasing his stake from 9,000 to 10,000 shares. This represents a 11.1% increase in holdings. Notably, his prior trades at NSC display a consistent pattern: all 3 measurable same-ticker buys (from June and May 2024) realized positive 90-day returns ranging from +13.4% to +16.1%, establishing a 100% timing accuracy rate at this specific ticker. His cross-ticker track record over 5 prior buys shows an average 90-day return of +15.0% with a 100% win rate. At the transaction price of $255.00, the stock is currently -4.6% from its 52-week high of $263.13 but up +3.2% over the prior 30 days. The company reports $3.1B in quarterly revenue and a $1.1B net income, though annual revenue declined -4.6% year-over-year, and the stock trades at a P/E of 23.51.

August 2024
low
Buy
1,000 shares
$244,097
Significance 4/10

Director Fahmy Sameh buys 1,000 shares at blended $244.10 average, increasing NSC stake to 8,000 shares (+14.3%)

Fahmy Sameh executed 2 separate purchases totaling 1,000 shares for $244,096.70 between August 1–2, 2024, raising his NSC holdings from 7,000 to 8,000 shares. The purchases occurred near the 52-week high ($263.13), with the blended average price of $244.10 positioned 7.5% below that peak and only 1.8% above the current price of $239.68, indicating the timing was neither opportunistic nor contrarian relative to recent price momentum. His prior 3 NSC purchases (May 31, June 3, and June 14) all produced negative 30-day returns (-3.4%, -2.6%, +1.0%), and his cross-ticker track record shows an average 30-day return of -1.7% on 3 prior buys, establishing a pattern of purchases that have not immediately accretive. The company's valuation metrics—a P/E of 30.19 and annual revenue decline of -4.6%—provide context of a cyclical business under pricing pressure, though quarterly net income of $737.0M remains substantial relative to the market cap of $54.2B.

June 2024
high
Buy
2,000 shares
$438,500
Significance 6/10

Director Fahmy Sameh buys 2,000 NSC shares at $219.25; third purchase in 11 days as stock down -13.9% YTD.

Fahmy Sameh, a director at Norfolk Southern Corp, purchased 2,000 shares at $219.25 on 2024-06-14, increasing his holdings by 40.0% from 5,000 to 7,000 shares. This purchase is notable as the third buy in 11 days (after purchases on 2024-05-31 and 2024-06-03 at the same ticker), suggesting sustained accumulation despite NSC trading down 16.0% from its 52-week high and down 13.9% over the past 90 days. The director's recent open-market history shows only buy activity (2 prior buys on his cross-ticker track record), though outcomes on those prior trades remain unmeasurable. The company's fundamentals show annual revenue decline of -4.6% and a P/E of 35.29, which contrasts with the accumulation signal; the timing and intent of this rapid three-trade sequence warrants attention from investors monitoring insider positioning in a company facing revenue headwinds.

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