FreightCar America (RAIL) Competitors $6.40 +0.43 (+7.20%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$6.20 -0.20 (-3.11%) As of 07:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RAIL vs. MLR, WNC, TWI, MTW, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, DE, PCAR, and CMIShould you be buying FreightCar America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FreightCar America include Miller Industries (MLR), Wabash National (WNC), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), and Cummins (CMI). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. FreightCar America vs. Miller Industries Wabash National Titan International Manitowoc Twin Disc Commercial Vehicle Group Caterpillar Deere & Company PACCAR Cummins Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts recommend MLR or RAIL? Miller Industries currently has a consensus target price of $82.00, suggesting a potential upside of 91.60%. FreightCar America has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.46%. Given Miller Industries' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than FreightCar America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Miller Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00FreightCar America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.50 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MLR or RAIL? Miller Industries has higher revenue and earnings than FreightCar America. FreightCar America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Miller Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMiller Industries$1.26B0.39$58.29M$5.497.80FreightCar America$559.43M0.21-$23.59M-$2.99-2.06 Which has more risk & volatility, MLR or RAIL? Miller Industries has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FreightCar America has a beta of 2.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MLR or RAIL more profitable? Miller Industries has a net margin of 5.23% compared to FreightCar America's net margin of -20.66%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 18.76% beat FreightCar America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Miller Industries5.23% 18.76% 9.79% FreightCar America -20.66%-27.10%8.69% Does the media prefer MLR or RAIL? In the previous week, FreightCar America had 5 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for FreightCar America and 4 mentions for Miller Industries. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat FreightCar America's score of 0.41 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Miller Industries 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive FreightCar America 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor MLR or RAIL? FreightCar America received 87 more outperform votes than Miller Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.14% of users gave Miller Industries an outperform vote while only 52.47% of users gave FreightCar America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMiller IndustriesOutperform Votes16869.14% Underperform Votes7530.86% FreightCar AmericaOutperform Votes25552.47% Underperform Votes23147.53% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MLR or RAIL? 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of FreightCar America shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Miller Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of FreightCar America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is MLR or RAIL a better dividend stock? Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. FreightCar America pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Miller Industries pays out 14.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FreightCar America pays out -12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. FreightCar America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryMiller Industries beats FreightCar America on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get FreightCar America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RAIL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart RAIL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreightCar AmericaRailroad equipment IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$117.11M$7.25B$287.42B$8.03BDividend YieldN/A2.78%4.03%4.22%P/E Ratio-1.4513.6313.3418.75Price / Sales0.214.11223.03107.87Price / Cash46.8019.0111.5434.62Price / Book-2.381.531.824.34Net Income-$23.59M$829.14M$515.10M$248.10M7 Day Performance-3.08%0.45%2.01%2.49%1 Month Performance14.86%-1.04%0.56%4.08%1 Year Performance69.28%-1.07%-8.92%5.67% FreightCar America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RAILFreightCar America3.6956 of 5 stars$6.40+7.2%$9.00+40.6%+68.6%$121.97M$559.43M-1.511,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMLRMiller Industries3.5856 of 5 stars$39.73-1.1%$82.00+106.4%-15.5%$455.27M$1.26B6.591,450Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWNCWabash National3.918 of 5 stars$9.91-2.7%$14.00+41.3%-66.7%$419.06M$1.95B-1.526,900Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap UpTWITitan International3.8306 of 5 stars$6.51-4.8%$11.00+69.0%-43.1%$411.42M$1.85B-54.257,500Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpMTWManitowoc4.4247 of 5 stars$7.42-2.2%$10.66+43.7%-31.2%$262.98M$2.18B4.794,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap UpTWINTwin Disc4.1096 of 5 stars$6.27-5.3%$12.00+91.4%-55.1%$88.70M$321.40M9.36760High Trading VolumeCVGICommercial Vehicle Group4.57 of 5 stars$0.83-7.4%$10.00+1,100.0%-84.0%$28.87M$723.36M0.827,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap UpCATCaterpillar4.8655 of 5 stars$284.31-2.9%$359.36+26.4%-5.2%$135.88B$64.81B12.88109,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDEDeere & Company4.2905 of 5 stars$441.89-2.3%$459.89+4.1%+24.1%$119.94B$46.93B19.5982,200Positive NewsPCARPACCAR4.5138 of 5 stars$87.29-1.0%$108.59+24.4%-15.6%$45.82B$33.66B11.0431,100Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageCMICummins4.9245 of 5 stars$274.32-2.7%$346.00+26.1%+3.9%$37.79B$34.10B9.7473,600Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MLR Alternatives WNC Alternatives TWI Alternatives MTW Alternatives TWIN Alternatives CVGI Alternatives CAT Alternatives DE Alternatives PCAR Alternatives CMI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RAIL) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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