Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors

Titan International (NYSE:TWI) and Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TWI or RAIL?

Titan International has higher revenue and earnings than Freightcar America. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freightcar America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Titan International	$1.78B	0.32	-$5.56M	-$0.31	-28.99
Freightcar America	$559.42M	0.30	-$75.82M	-$0.70	-12.60

Do analysts recommend TWI or RAIL?

Titan International currently has a consensus price target of $11.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.11%. Freightcar America has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Titan International's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Titan International is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TWI or RAIL?

80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Freightcar America shares are held by institutional investors. 25.0% of Titan International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Freightcar America shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor TWI or RAIL?

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 1 more articles in the media than Titan International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Freightcar America and 2 mentions for Titan International. Titan International's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.73 indicating that Titan International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan International	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Freightcar America	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TWI or RAIL more profitable?

Titan International has a net margin of -1.24% compared to Freightcar America's net margin of -2.21%. Titan International's return on equity of -1.62% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan International	-1.24%	-1.62%	-0.53%
Freightcar America	-2.21%	-14.89%	6.92%

Which has more risk & volatility, TWI or RAIL?

Titan International has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightcar America has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Titan International beats Freightcar America on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.