Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Stock Forecast, Price & News

8 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WAB shares.
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8 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' shares. Their WAB share price forecasts range from $108.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $125.71 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 18.3% from the stock's current price.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' stock was trading at $99.81 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WAB stock has increased by 6.5% and is now trading at $106.27.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 25th 2023.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, October 25th at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "7429760".

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Co. (NYSE:WAB) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 27th. The transportation company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.08. The transportation company had revenue of $2.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.22 billion. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies had a net margin of 7.54% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.33%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.23 earnings per share.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.17 per share on Monday, August 28th. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 11th.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.64%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 18.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, WAB will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.78% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $5.50-$5.80 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $5.40. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.25 billion-$9.50 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.88 billion.

26 employees have rated Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Chief Executive Officer Rafael Santana on Glassdoor.com. Rafael Santana has an approval rating of 71% among the company's employees.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WAB."

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One share of WAB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $106.27.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion and generates $8.36 billion in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $633 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.73 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 27,000 workers across the globe.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' mailing address is 30 ISABELLA STREET, PITTSBURGH PA, 15212. The official website for the company is www.wabtec.com. The transportation company can be reached via phone at (412) 825-1000, via email at kristine.kubacki@wabtec.com, or via fax at 412-825-1019.