Noble Financial Issues Negative Forecast for RAIL Earnings

Key Points

• Noble Financial has revised its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for Freightcar America, lowering it from $0.17 to $0.14 per share, while the full-year earnings consensus stands at $0.09 per share.
• Freightcar America's stock is currently priced at $9.00, with a market capitalization of $172.17 million and a recent P/E ratio of -12.86.
• Institutional investors have shown significant interest in Freightcar America, with AlphaQuest LLC and Ritholtz Wealth Management increasing their stakes by over 30% and 54% respectively in the second quarter.

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL - Free Report) - Analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Freightcar America in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.14 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Freightcar America's current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Freightcar America's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.11 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Northcoast Research started coverage on shares of Freightcar America in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. They set a "buy" rating and a $9.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Freightcar America from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th.

Freightcar America Price Performance

Shares of Freightcar America stock traded down $0.38 during trading on Monday, hitting $8.94. The company's stock had a trading volume of 76,679 shares, compared to its average volume of 229,044. Freightcar America has a 52 week low of $4.31 and a 52 week high of $16.10. The stock has a market cap of $170.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -12.76 and a beta of 1.85. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $9.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.31.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Freightcar America news, insider Celia Perez sold 7,982 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.59, for a total value of $68,565.38. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 50,326 shares of the company's stock, valued at $432,300.34. This trade represents a 13.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 28.70% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Freightcar America

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RAIL. Ancora Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Freightcar America in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,711,000. Marshall Wace LLP bought a new stake in Freightcar America during the fourth quarter worth about $2,399,000. North Star Investment Management Corp. bought a new position in shares of Freightcar America in the second quarter worth approximately $1,498,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Freightcar America by 128.5% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 282,200 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $2,529,000 after buying an additional 158,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Freightcar America by 435.5% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 141,337 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $782,000 after buying an additional 114,945 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.96% of the company's stock.

About Freightcar America

FreightCar America, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Parts. The company offers a range of railcars, including open top hoppers, mill gondola cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, coal cars; bulk commodity cars covered hopper cars, coil steel cars, boxcars, woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars.