Freightcar America (RAIL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

FreightCar America, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of specialized railroad freight cars, offering a diverse range of products that include tank cars, open and covered hoppers, gondolas, boxcars and centerbeam lumber cars. The company supports both new car construction and the rebuilding of existing fleets, providing custom engineering solutions to meet customer specifications and industry regulations. FreightCar America also supplies aftermarket parts, maintenance services and component remanufacturing for its own fleet and for third-party car owners.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, FreightCar America traces its origins to early 20th-century railcar builders and began trading as an independent, publicly-listed company on the NASDAQ under the ticker RAIL following a spin-off in 2010. The company operates manufacturing facilities in North America, where it serves Class I railroads, leasing companies and industrial shippers. Its production footprint and engineering centers enable FreightCar America to deliver high-capacity, regulatory-compliant freight cars across domestic and select international markets.

FreightCar America’s portfolio supports the transportation of a wide array of commodities, including agricultural products, energy feedstocks, building materials and industrial goods. The company emphasizes quality control, welding expertise and automated fabrication processes to enhance performance and durability. A seasoned management team with extensive experience in rail equipment manufacturing and supply-chain logistics guides strategic investments in technology, safety and customer service initiatives to meet evolving industry needs.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $7.75 to $8.08
• 50-Day Range: $7.72 to $13.56
• 52-Week Range: $6.86 to $14.90
• Volume: 204,999 shs
• Average Volume: 168,237 shs
• Market Capitalization: $153.67 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.85
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Freightcar America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Freightcar America scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 133 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Freightcar America has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Freightcar America has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 85.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Freightcar America are expected to grow by 85.37% in the coming year, from $0.41 to $0.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Freightcar America is 10.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Freightcar America is 10.85, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.52.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.33% of the float of Freightcar America has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Freightcar America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.22, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Freightcar America has recently decreased by 13.96%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Freightcar America does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Freightcar America does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Freightcar America is 48.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Freightcar America will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.37% next year. This indicates that Freightcar America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.28

News Sentiment

Freightcar America has a news sentiment score of 0.28. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.66 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Freightcar America this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for RAIL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Freightcar America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Freightcar America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.20% of the stock of Freightcar America is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

31.96% of the stock of Freightcar America is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/04/2026
• Today: 5/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - EQP&LSNG
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RAIL
• CIK: 1320854
• Web: www.freightcaramerica.com
• Phone: (312) 458-2235
• Fax: 312-928-0890
• Employees: 1,986
• Year Founded: 1901

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.59
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $38.10 million
• Net Margins: 6.25%
• Pretax Margin: -3.80%
• Return on Equity: -15.56%
• Return on Assets: 4.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.92

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $469.01 million
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: $1.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.30
• Book Value: ($3.41) per share
• Price / Book: -2.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 19,137,000
• Free Float: 13,549,000
• Market Cap: $153.67 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.55