FreightCar America Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:RAIL)

FreightCar America trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "RAIL."

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October, 30th. The transportation company reported ($1.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.43) by $0.60. The transportation company earned $40.65 million during the quarter. FreightCar America had a negative net margin of 33.47% and a negative return on equity of 22.92%. View FreightCar America's Earnings History.

FreightCar America is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 25th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for FreightCar America.

3 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for FreightCar America's stock. Their forecasts range from $3.50 to $8.00. On average, they expect FreightCar America's stock price to reach $5.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 102.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for FreightCar America.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for FreightCar America in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for FreightCar America.

News stories about RAIL stock have been trending very negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. FreightCar America earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the transportation company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for FreightCar America.

FreightCar America saw a drop in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 458,200 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the August 30th total of 486,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 76,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.0 days. Approximately 3.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View FreightCar America's Current Options Chain.

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FreightCar America's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Russell Investments Group Ltd. (13.18%), California Public Employees Retirement System (1.21%) and Parthenon LLC (1.13%). Company insiders that own FreightCar America stock include Christopher J Eppel, James D Cirar, James R Meyer, Joseph J Maliekel, Malcolm F Moore, S Carl Soderstrom Jr, Thomas A Madden and William D Gehl. View Institutional Ownership Trends for FreightCar America.

RAIL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd.. View Insider Buying and Selling for FreightCar America.

RAIL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parthenon LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought FreightCar America stock in the last two years include Christopher J Eppel, James D Cirar, James R Meyer, Joseph J Maliekel, Malcolm F Moore, Thomas A Madden and William D Gehl. View Insider Buying and Selling for FreightCar America.

Shares of RAIL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of RAIL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $2.64.

FreightCar America has a market capitalization of $33.50 million and generates $316.52 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $-40,580,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($1.78) on an earnings per share basis. FreightCar America employs 1,077 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About FreightCar America.

The official website for FreightCar America is http://www.freightcaramerica.com/.

FreightCar America's mailing address is TWO NORTH RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 1300, CHICAGO IL, 60606. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 800-458-2235 or via email at [email protected]