FreightCar America (RAIL) Competitors $5.26 +0.14 (+2.73%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.16 -0.11 (-2.00%) As of 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock RAIL vs. MTW, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, DE, PCAR, CMI, WAB, TTC, and AGCOShould you be buying FreightCar America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FreightCar America include Manitowoc (MTW), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), Deere & Company (DE), PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB), Toro (TTC), and AGCO (AGCO). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. FreightCar America vs. Manitowoc Twin Disc Commercial Vehicle Group Caterpillar Deere & Company PACCAR Cummins Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Toro AGCO FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) and Manitowoc (NYSE:MTW) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media prefer RAIL or MTW? In the previous week, Manitowoc had 10 more articles in the media than FreightCar America. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Manitowoc and 2 mentions for FreightCar America. FreightCar America's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Manitowoc's score of 0.59 indicating that FreightCar America is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FreightCar America 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manitowoc 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer RAIL or MTW? Manitowoc has a consensus target price of $10.66, suggesting a potential upside of 41.74%. Given Manitowoc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Manitowoc is more favorable than FreightCar America.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FreightCar America 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Manitowoc 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RAIL or MTW? 32.0% of FreightCar America shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.7% of Manitowoc shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.0% of FreightCar America shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Manitowoc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is RAIL or MTW a better dividend stock? FreightCar America pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Manitowoc pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. FreightCar America pays out -12.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Manitowoc pays out 5.2% 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. FreightCar America is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, RAIL or MTW? Manitowoc has higher revenue and earnings than FreightCar America. FreightCar America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Manitowoc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFreightCar America$559.43M0.18-$23.59M-$2.99-1.76Manitowoc$2.18B0.12$55.80M$1.554.85 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RAIL or MTW? Manitowoc received 187 more outperform votes than FreightCar America when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.61% of users gave Manitowoc an outperform vote while only 52.37% of users gave FreightCar America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFreightCar AmericaOutperform Votes25452.37% Underperform Votes23147.63% ManitowocOutperform Votes44155.61% Underperform Votes35244.39% Is RAIL or MTW more profitable? Manitowoc has a net margin of 2.56% compared to FreightCar America's net margin of -20.66%. Manitowoc's return on equity of 2.46% beat FreightCar America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FreightCar America-20.66% -27.10% 8.69% Manitowoc 2.56%2.46%0.83% Which has more volatility & risk, RAIL or MTW? FreightCar America has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its share price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manitowoc has a beta of 1.79, indicating that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryManitowoc beats FreightCar America on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get FreightCar America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for RAIL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart RAIL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFreightCar AmericaRailroad equipment IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$100.25M$6.59B$285.39B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.75%4.29%4.32%P/E Ratio-1.2412.8012.8017.81Price / Sales0.183.80197.7194.60Price / Cash46.8019.0111.6934.64Price / Book-2.041.431.764.00Net Income-$23.59M$829.14M$544.29M$247.23M7 Day Performance18.20%11.26%6.20%7.26%1 Month Performance-20.06%-14.80%-9.48%-6.26%1 Year Performance49.01%-4.01%-11.96%-0.18% FreightCar America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)RAILFreightCar America2.8006 of 5 stars$5.26+2.7%N/A+39.9%$100.25M$559.43M-1.241,000Positive NewsGap UpMTWManitowoc4.3189 of 5 stars$7.41-5.4%$10.66+44.0%-44.5%$260.17M$2.18B4.784,800News CoverageTWINTwin Disc2.3651 of 5 stars$6.86+1.2%N/A-58.3%$95.91M$321.40M10.24760Short Interest ↑Gap DownCVGICommercial Vehicle Group4.3511 of 5 stars$1.13+3.7%$10.00+785.0%-85.4%$39.14M$723.36M1.117,600High Trading VolumeCATCaterpillar4.899 of 5 stars$279.24-3.1%$383.80+37.4%-18.5%$133.46B$64.81B12.65109,100Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeDEDeere & Company4.1794 of 5 stars$422.15-1.8%$458.84+8.7%+17.8%$114.58B$46.93B18.7182,200Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePCARPACCAR4.7272 of 5 stars$88.14-3.0%$115.04+30.5%-24.2%$46.27B$33.66B11.1431,100High Trading VolumeCMICummins4.7739 of 5 stars$275.32-0.8%$370.33+34.5%-3.5%$37.92B$34.10B9.7773,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeWABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies4.1283 of 5 stars$161.31+0.2%$206.33+27.9%+18.6%$27.56B$10.39B26.7527,000Short Interest ↓TTCToro3.9133 of 5 stars$64.45-1.9%$89.75+39.2%-20.3%$6.43B$4.58B16.0711,300Positive NewsGap DownAGCOAGCO4.1229 of 5 stars$78.05-1.6%$103.00+32.0%-28.5%$5.82B$11.66B-13.7225,600 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MTW Alternatives TWIN Alternatives CVGI Alternatives CAT Alternatives DE Alternatives PCAR Alternatives CMI Alternatives WAB Alternatives TTC Alternatives AGCO Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:RAIL) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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