Wabtec (WAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, known as Wabtec, is a global provider of equipment, systems, and services for the freight and transit rail industries. The company develops technologies designed to improve the safety, efficiency, reliability, and environmental performance of rail transportation.

Wabtec’s products and services include locomotives and locomotive components, braking systems, rail-control and signaling technologies, digital train-management solutions, and equipment for freight cars and passenger rail vehicles. It also provides modernization, maintenance, repair, and aftermarket services, as well as solutions related to locomotive electrification and emissions reduction.

The company was formed in 1999 through the merger of Westinghouse Air Brake Company and MotivePower Industries. In 2019, Wabtec completed its acquisition of GE Transportation, expanding its locomotive, mining, marine, and rail-technology operations. Wabtec serves railroads, transit agencies, mining companies, and other transportation customers in North America and international markets.

Wabtec is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rafael Santana serves as the company’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $276.37 to $280.38
• 50-Day Range: $258.01 to $305.54
• 52-Week Range: $186.06 to $306.64
• Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Average Volume: 687,771 shs
• Market Capitalization: $47.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 37.66
• Dividend Yield: 0.44%
• Price Target: $313.36
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Wabtec Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Wabtec scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 291st out of 662 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Wabtec has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Wabtec has a consensus price target of $313.36, representing about 11.8% upside from its current price of $280.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Wabtec has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 14.46%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Wabtec are expected to grow by 14.46% in the coming year, from $10.86 to $12.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Wabtec is 37.66, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Wabtec is 37.66, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Wabtec has a PEG Ratio of 1.89. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Wabtec has a P/B Ratio of 4.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Wabtec has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Wabtec has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Wabtec has recently increased by 19.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Wabtec has a dividend yield of 0.44%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Wabtec has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Wabtec is 16.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Wabtec will have a dividend payout ratio of 9.98% next year. This indicates that Wabtec will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.97

News Sentiment

Wabtec has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Wabtec this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for WAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -78% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Wabtec to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Wabtec insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $5,220,523.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.57% of the stock of Wabtec is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

91.69% of the stock of Wabtec is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 9/1 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/1 Dividend: 8/18/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/01/2026
• Today: 9/19/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Machinery
• Sub-Industry: Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WAB
• CIK: 943452
• Web: www.wabteccorp.com
• Phone: (412) 825-1000
• Fax: 412-825-1019
• Employees: 31,000
• Year Founded: 1869

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Wabtec: $313.36
• High Price Target: $355.00
• Low Price Target: $233.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.44
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 37.66
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.80
• P/E Growth: 1.89
• Net Income: $1.17 billion
• Net Margins: 10.59%
• Pretax Margin: 14.22%
• Return on Equity: 15.10%
• Return on Assets: 7.50%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.44
• Current Ratio: 1.12
• Quick Ratio: 0.59

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.24
• Cash Flow: $11.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.91
• Book Value: $65.46 per share
• Price / Book: 4.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 168,910,000
• Free Float: 167,948,000
• Market Cap: $47.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.92