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$213.04 -1.33 (-0.62%)
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WAB vs. AMP, APH, DOV, EMR, GATX, IR, ITT, PH, TKR, and URI

Should you be buying Wabtec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wabtec include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Amphenol (APH), Dover (DOV), Emerson Electric (EMR), GATX (GATX), Ingersoll Rand (IR), ITT (ITT), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Timken (TKR), and United Rentals (URI).

Wabtec vs. Its Competitors

Wabtec (NYSE:WAB) and Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 10 more articles in the media than Wabtec. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 21 mentions for Wabtec. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Wabtec's score of 0.25 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Wabtec
3 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ameriprise Financial
22 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Wabtec has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Wabtec pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Wabtec pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameriprise Financial pays out 21.7% 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. Wabtec has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Wabtec currently has a consensus target price of $216.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.39%. Ameriprise Financial has a consensus target price of $517.86, indicating a potential downside of 3.41%. Given Wabtec's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wabtec is more favorable than Ameriprise Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wabtec
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Ameriprise Financial
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 17.14% compared to Wabtec's net margin of 10.53%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 68.93% beat Wabtec's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wabtec10.53% 13.35% 7.33%
Ameriprise Financial 17.14%68.93%2.03%

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Wabtec. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wabtec, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Wabtec$10.39B3.51$1.06B$6.3833.39
Ameriprise Financial$17.26B2.96$3.40B$29.4318.22

91.7% of Wabtec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Wabtec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Wabtec on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WAB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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WAB vs. The Competition

MetricWabtecTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$36.68B$7.20B$7.19B$20.71B
Dividend Yield0.47%1.70%914.35%3.72%
P/E Ratio33.3916.1712.8727.80
Price / Sales3.515.85320.7747.19
Price / Cash20.676.607.5218.22
Price / Book3.611.982.094.59
Net Income$1.06B$360.72M$563.51M$982.91M
7 Day Performance1.79%2.93%1.21%0.65%
1 Month Performance3.24%5.42%3.73%4.26%
1 Year Performance35.94%44.39%3.22%13.93%

Wabtec Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WAB
Wabtec
4.0885 of 5 stars
$213.04
-0.6%
$216.00
+1.4%
+36.1%$36.68B$10.39B33.3929,500News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
AMP
Ameriprise Financial
4.6344 of 5 stars
$534.26
+1.2%
$519.00
-2.9%
+24.1%$50.87B$17.26B18.1513,500Positive News
APH
Amphenol
4.3849 of 5 stars
$98.85
+1.2%
$88.00
-11.0%
+44.8%$119.57B$16.78B47.99125,000Positive News
DOV
Dover
4.9052 of 5 stars
$183.34
+0.0%
$208.58
+13.8%
+6.0%$25.14B$7.75B11.0425,000
EMR
Emerson Electric
4.3514 of 5 stars
$133.45
+0.2%
$136.47
+2.3%
+26.4%$75.07B$17.49B31.9385,500Positive News
Analyst Forecast
GATX
GATX
1.9171 of 5 stars
$153.65
-0.9%
$167.67
+9.1%
+18.1%$5.49B$1.59B19.472,150Positive News
IR
Ingersoll Rand
3.9638 of 5 stars
$83.28
-1.2%
$97.80
+17.4%
-5.1%$33.60B$7.24B41.2317,000Positive News
ITT
ITT
4.2993 of 5 stars
$156.93
-0.6%
$165.50
+5.5%
+25.1%$12.35B$3.63B24.9511,700
PH
Parker-Hannifin
4.3756 of 5 stars
$698.99
-0.2%
$719.71
+3.0%
+39.7%$89.32B$19.79B26.9255,100Positive News
TKR
Timken
4.5062 of 5 stars
$72.62
-0.8%
$79.00
+8.8%
-4.1%$5.08B$4.57B15.6519,000Positive News
URI
United Rentals
4.3905 of 5 stars
$754.56
+0.3%
$766.23
+1.5%
+23.5%$49.05B$15.35B19.5424,600Positive News

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This page (NYSE:WAB) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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