RAIL vs. MLR, WNC, MTW, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, DE, PCAR, CMI, and WAB
Should you be buying Freightcar America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Freightcar America include Miller Industries (MLR), Wabash National (WNC), Manitowoc (MTW), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), and Wabtec (WAB). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
Freightcar America vs. Its Competitors
Miller Industries (NYSE:MLR) and Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Miller Industries and Miller Industries both had 1 articles in the media. Freightcar America's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Miller Industries' score of 0.78 indicating that Freightcar America is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Miller Industries has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Freightcar America's net margin of -2.79%. Miller Industries' return on equity of 13.78% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.
Miller Industries currently has a consensus target price of $64.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.83%. Freightcar America has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.04%. Given Miller Industries' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Miller Industries is more favorable than Freightcar America.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Freightcar America 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.
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.
Miller Industries has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightcar America has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Miller Industries beats Freightcar America on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:RAIL) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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