Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Competitors

PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCAR or WAB?

PACCAR received 103 more outperform votes than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.02% of users gave Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies an outperform vote while only 52.77% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PACCAR	Outperform Votes 581 52.77%	Underperform Votes 520 47.23%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	Outperform Votes 478 66.02%	Underperform Votes 246 33.98%

Is PCAR or WAB a better dividend stock?

PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. PACCAR pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays out 15.7% 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, PCAR or WAB?

PACCAR has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PCAR or WAB?

PACCAR currently has a consensus target price of $107.23, indicating a potential upside of 19.43%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a consensus target price of $211.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.14%. Given PACCAR's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PACCAR	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is PCAR or WAB more profitable?

PACCAR has a net margin of 12.36% compared to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' net margin of 10.17%. PACCAR's return on equity of 23.53% beat Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PACCAR	12.36%	23.53%	9.89%
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	10.17%	12.78%	7.06%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PCAR or WAB?

64.9% of PACCAR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCAR or WAB?

PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, 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
PACCAR	$33.66B	1.40	$4.16B	$7.91	11.35
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	$10.50B	3.05	$1.06B	$6.38	29.35

Does the media favor PCAR or WAB?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 26 more articles in the media than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for PACCAR and 12 mentions for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' score of 0.40 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PACCAR	20 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

PACCAR beats Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.