Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors $8.46 -0.02 (-0.24%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.49 +0.03 (+0.34%) As of 07:00 AM 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. TWI, MLR, WNC, MTW, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, DE, CMI, and PCARShould you be buying Freightcar America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freightcar America include Titan International (TWI), Miller Industries (MLR), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), Cummins (CMI), and PACCAR (PCAR). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Freightcar America vs. Its Competitors Titan International Miller Industries Wabash National Manitowoc Twin Disc Commercial Vehicle Group Caterpillar Deere & Company Cummins PACCAR Titan International (NYSE:TWI) and Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, TWI or RAIL? Titan International has a beta of 1.85, meaning that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightcar America has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its stock price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TWI or RAIL? In the previous week, Freightcar America had 2 more articles in the media than Titan International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Freightcar America and 4 mentions for Titan International. Titan International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.68 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Freightcar America 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 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% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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. 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Freightcar America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTitan International$1.85B0.30-$5.56M-$0.31-27.85Freightcar America$559.42M0.29-$75.82M-$0.70-12.09 Do analysts prefer TWI or RAIL? Titan International presently has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 31.26%. Freightcar America has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.38%. Given Titan International's higher possible upside, equities 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) 3.00Freightcar America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryTitan International beats Freightcar America on 11 of the 15 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 AmericaTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$161.84M$7.09B$7.16B$10.18BDividend YieldN/A1.79%940.00%4.60%P/E Ratio-12.0926.0413.7126.02Price / Sales0.296.77466.2991.38Price / Cash5.276.417.9829.91Price / Book-1.062.052.206.25Net Income-$75.82M$360.72M$556.72M$270.76M7 Day Performance2.67%-0.16%0.91%2.54%1 Month Performance-1.40%2.16%2.90%5.73%1 Year Performance-18.10%11.36%11.32%25.85% Freightcar America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RAILFreightcar America2.9277 of 5 stars$8.46-0.2%$9.00+6.4%-18.1%$161.84M$559.42M-12.092,030TWITitan International3.7095 of 5 stars$8.86+0.8%$11.33+27.9%+3.6%$561.64M$1.85B-28.588,303Positive NewsMLRMiller Industries3.9452 of 5 stars$41.42-0.9%$64.00+54.5%-31.4%$478.72M$1.26B11.321,711Positive NewsWNCWabash National2.769 of 5 stars$11.49-1.7%$9.50-17.3%-42.2%$478.57M$1.95B-4.756,000Positive NewsMTWManitowoc4.384 of 5 stars$10.18+0.5%$11.00+8.0%+5.5%$359.20M$2.13B8.154,800News CoveragePositive NewsTWINTwin Disc1.8267 of 5 stars$13.39+2.8%$12.00-10.4%+3.7%$184.20M$340.74M-95.64760Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓CVGICommercial Vehicle Group2.771 of 5 stars$1.82-1.1%N/A-40.5%$68.05M$723.35M-1.616,900Positive NewsCATCaterpillar4.7384 of 5 stars$422.70-0.1%$457.20+8.2%+24.8%$198.20B$64.81B21.50112,900Positive NewsDEDeere & Company4.5944 of 5 stars$481.11+1.7%$520.87+8.3%+19.4%$127.94B$51.72B25.1575,800Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeCMICummins4.702 of 5 stars$396.81-0.8%$389.29-1.9%+36.0%$55.09B$34.10B18.6669,600Positive NewsPCARPACCAR4.4912 of 5 stars$98.25-0.8%$107.68+9.6%+7.8%$52.01B$33.66B16.8230,100Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TWI Alternatives MLR Alternatives WNC Alternatives MTW Alternatives TWIN Alternatives CVGI Alternatives CAT Alternatives DE Alternatives CMI Alternatives PCAR 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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