Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB - Get Free Report) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.350-8.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.7 billion-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.0 billion.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE WAB traded down $8.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $188.14. 1,949,399 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 817,563. The company has a market cap of $32.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.36, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.27. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $198.65 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $186.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.30. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a twelve month low of $132.77 and a twelve month high of $210.88.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The transportation company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.06). Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies had a net margin of 10.25% and a return on equity of 12.52%. As a group, analysts forecast that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies will post 7.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Investors of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.53%. This is a positive change from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.33%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

WAB has been the subject of a number of research reports. KeyCorp raised their price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $181.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $225.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 15th. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Stephens reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and issued a $220.00 price objective on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in a research note on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $190.38.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Company Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-based locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It offers diesel-electric, battery, and liquid natural gas-powered locomotives; engines, electric motors, and propulsion systems; and marine and mining products.