Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors

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Should you buy Freightcar America stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Freightcar America with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Freightcar America include Miller Industries (MLR), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), Wabash National (WNC), and Twin Disc (TWIN). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.

How does Freightcar America compare to Miller Industries?

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

Miller Industries has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.48%. Given Miller Industries' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Miller Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

32.0% of Freightcar America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of Miller Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Miller Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Freightcar America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Miller Industries. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Freightcar America	$469.01M	0.33	$38.10M	$0.74	10.85
Miller Industries	$790.27M	0.68	$23.01M	$1.34	35.04

Freightcar America has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Miller Industries' net margin of 2.08%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 3.70% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightcar America	6.25%	-15.56%	4.33%
Miller Industries	2.08%	3.70%	2.58%

Freightcar America pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Miller Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Freightcar America pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Miller Industries pays out 62.7% 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. Miller Industries has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Freightcar America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 15 more articles in the media than Miller Industries. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Freightcar America and 3 mentions for Miller Industries. Miller Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.28 indicating that Miller Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freightcar America	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Miller Industries	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Freightcar America has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Miller Industries has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Freightcar America and Miller Industries tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freightcar America compare to Titan International?

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

Titan International has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.63%. Given Titan International's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Titan International is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Titan International	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

32.0% of Freightcar America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Titan International shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Titan International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Freightcar America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Titan International. 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
Freightcar America	$469.01M	0.33	$38.10M	$0.74	10.85
Titan International	$1.83B	0.27	-$63.49M	-$1.37	N/A

Freightcar America has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Titan International's net margin of -4.72%. Titan International's return on equity of -3.00% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightcar America	6.25%	-15.56%	4.33%
Titan International	-4.72%	-3.00%	-0.95%

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 15 more articles in the media than Titan International. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Freightcar America and 3 mentions for Titan International. Freightcar America's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Titan International's score of 0.20 indicating that Freightcar America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freightcar America	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Titan International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Freightcar America has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Titan International has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Freightcar America beats Titan International on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freightcar America compare to Manitowoc?

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

Freightcar America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Manitowoc. Freightcar America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitowoc, 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
Freightcar America	$469.01M	0.33	$38.10M	$0.74	10.85
Manitowoc	$2.24B	0.20	$7.20M	$0.20	63.50

Manitowoc has a consensus price target of $10.50, indicating a potential downside of 17.32%. Given Manitowoc's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Manitowoc	3 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.40

Freightcar America has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Manitowoc's net margin of 0.33%. Manitowoc's return on equity of 1.85% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightcar America	6.25%	-15.56%	4.33%
Manitowoc	0.33%	1.85%	0.68%

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 15 more articles in the media than Manitowoc. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Freightcar America and 3 mentions for Manitowoc. Manitowoc's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.28 indicating that Manitowoc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freightcar America	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Manitowoc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

32.0% of Freightcar America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Manitowoc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Freightcar America has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its share price is 81% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Freightcar America beats Manitowoc on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freightcar America compare to Wabash National?

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

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 17 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Freightcar America and 1 mentions for Wabash National. Freightcar America's average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat Wabash National's score of -0.59 indicating that Freightcar America is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freightcar America	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wabash National	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Freightcar America pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Wabash National pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Freightcar America pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wabash National pays out -20.0% 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. Wabash National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Freightcar America has a net margin of 6.25% compared to Wabash National's net margin of -4.41%. Freightcar America's return on equity of -15.56% beat Wabash National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightcar America	6.25%	-15.56%	4.33%
Wabash National	-4.41%	-30.16%	-8.79%

Wabash National has a consensus price target of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 27.83%. Given Wabash National's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Wabash National is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Wabash National	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

32.0% of Freightcar America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Wabash National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Wabash National has higher revenue and earnings than Freightcar America. Wabash National 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
Freightcar America	$469.01M	0.33	$38.10M	$0.74	10.85
Wabash National	$1.54B	0.18	$211.45M	-$1.60	N/A

Freightcar America has a beta of 1.55, indicating that its share price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Freightcar America beats Wabash National on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Freightcar America compare to Twin Disc?

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

Freightcar America has higher revenue and earnings than Twin Disc. Twin Disc 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
Freightcar America	$469.01M	0.33	$38.10M	$0.74	10.85
Twin Disc	$363.55M	0.72	-$1.89M	$1.84	9.84

Twin Disc has a net margin of 7.32% compared to Freightcar America's net margin of 6.25%. Twin Disc's return on equity of 2.77% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Freightcar America	6.25%	-15.56%	4.33%
Twin Disc	7.32%	2.77%	1.29%

Freightcar America pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Twin Disc pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Freightcar America pays out 48.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Twin Disc pays out 8.7% 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Twin Disc	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

32.0% of Freightcar America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Twin Disc shares are held by institutional investors. 29.2% of Freightcar America shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.1% of Twin Disc 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.

Freightcar America has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Twin Disc has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Freightcar America had 13 more articles in the media than Twin Disc. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Freightcar America and 5 mentions for Twin Disc. Twin Disc's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.28 indicating that Twin Disc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Freightcar America	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Twin Disc	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Freightcar America beats Twin Disc on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Freightcar America	TRANS Industry	Transportation Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$151.57M	$8.49B	$8.18B	$12.28B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.69%	964.99%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	10.85	16.21	22.52	25.58
Price / Sales	0.33	4.71	4.44	78.22
Price / Cash	7.30	7.42	8.16	55.34
Price / Book	-2.35	2.03	2.12	6.66
Net Income	$38.10M	$527.94M	$533.83M	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	0.63%	-2.49%	-1.75%	-0.12%
1 Month Performance	-14.67%	-0.24%	1.49%	3.93%
1 Year Performance	8.96%	20.74%	34.24%	36.07%

Freightcar America Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
RAIL Freightcar America	3.6488 of 5 stars	$8.03 +1.4%	N/A	+13.1%	$151.57M	$469.01M	10.85	1,986	Analyst Revision
MLR Miller Industries	3.1651 of 5 stars	$47.50 -0.7%	$48.50 +2.1%	-0.7%	$543.91M	$790.27M	23.99	1,535	Analyst Forecast
TWI Titan International	3.48 of 5 stars	$7.56 -4.1%	$12.00 +58.8%	-2.5%	$507.25M	$1.83B	N/A	8,200
MTW Manitowoc	0.8769 of 5 stars	$12.86 -4.8%	$10.50 -18.3%	+11.1%	$485.12M	$2.24B	67.68	4,700
WNC Wabash National	2.5968 of 5 stars	$7.61 -1.0%	$10.00 +31.5%	-29.8%	$312.38M	$1.54B	N/A	4,700

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Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors

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Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors

RAIL vs. MLR, TWI, MTW, WNC, and TWIN

How does Freightcar America compare to Miller Industries?

Do analysts recommend RAIL or MLR?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RAIL or MLR?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RAIL or MLR?

Is RAIL or MLR more profitable?

Is RAIL or MLR a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer RAIL or MLR?

Which has more volatility & risk, RAIL or MLR?

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How does Freightcar America compare to Titan International?

Do analysts prefer RAIL or TWI?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RAIL or TWI?

Which has better valuation and earnings, RAIL or TWI?

Is RAIL or TWI more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RAIL or TWI?

Which has more risk & volatility, RAIL or TWI?

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How does Freightcar America compare to Manitowoc?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RAIL or MTW?

Do analysts rate RAIL or MTW?

Is RAIL or MTW more profitable?

Does the media prefer RAIL or MTW?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RAIL or MTW?

Which has more volatility and risk, RAIL or MTW?

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How does Freightcar America compare to Wabash National?

Does the media prefer RAIL or WNC?

Is RAIL or WNC a better dividend stock?

Is RAIL or WNC more profitable?

Do analysts rate RAIL or WNC?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in RAIL or WNC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, RAIL or WNC?

Which has more volatility and risk, RAIL or WNC?

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How does Freightcar America compare to Twin Disc?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RAIL or TWIN?

Is RAIL or TWIN more profitable?

Is RAIL or TWIN a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer RAIL or TWIN?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RAIL or TWIN?

Which has more volatility & risk, RAIL or TWIN?

Does the media prefer RAIL or TWIN?

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