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Freightcar America (RAIL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$11.92 -0.10 (-0.83%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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About Freightcar America Stock (NASDAQ:RAIL)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$11.46
$12.06
50-Day Range
$6.10
$12.02
52-Week Range
$3.02
$16.10
Volume
299,391 shs
Average Volume
292,847 shs
Market Capitalization
$226.96 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$9.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Freightcar America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

RAIL MarketRank™: 

Freightcar America scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 66th out of 126 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Freightcar America's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Freightcar America are expected to grow by 555.56% in the coming year, from $0.09 to $0.59 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Freightcar America is -12.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Freightcar America is -12.82, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Read more about Freightcar America's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% 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 1.2, 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 21.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Freightcar America does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.76% 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 1.2, 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 21.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Freightcar America has a news sentiment score of 1.31. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.75 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

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

    3 people have searched for RAIL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Freightcar America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Freightcar America insiders have sold 223.73% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $21,180.00 in company stock and sold $68,565.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    28.70% 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

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

  • Read more about Freightcar America's insider trading history.
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RAIL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Freightcar America's stock was trading at $8.96 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, RAIL shares have increased by 33.0% and is now trading at $11.92.

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, March, 12th. The transportation company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.16. The transportation company had revenue of $137.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $152.02 million. Freightcar America had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 18.77% and a negative net margin of 2.79%.
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Shares of RAIL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Freightcar America investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), AbbVie (ABBV), Ford Motor (F), Plug Power (PLUG) and Walmart (WMT).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/12/2025
Today
7/13/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/11/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - EQP&LSNG
Sub-Industry
Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:RAIL
CIK
1320854
Employees
2,030
Year Founded
1901

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$9.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-24.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.93)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
132.44
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$75.82 million
Net Margins
-2.79%
Pretax Margin
-0.72%
Return on Equity
-18.77%
Return on Assets
9.16%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.60
Quick Ratio
0.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$559.42 million
Price / Sales
0.41
Cash Flow
$1.60 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.43
Book Value
($7.95) per share
Price / Book
-1.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
19,040,000
Free Float
13,576,000
Market Cap
$226.96 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.89

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This page (NASDAQ:RAIL) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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