RAIL vs. WNC, MLR, ASTE, PLOW, TWI, MTW, TWIN, CVGI, CAT, and DE
Should you be buying FreightCar America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of FreightCar America include Wabash National (WNC), Miller Industries (MLR), Astec Industries (ASTE), Douglas Dynamics (PLOW), Titan International (TWI), Manitowoc (MTW), Twin Disc (TWIN), Commercial Vehicle Group (CVGI), Caterpillar (CAT), and Deere & Company (DE). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry.
FreightCar America vs.
FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) and Wabash National (NYSE:WNC) are both small-cap transportation companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, FreightCar America had 6 more articles in the media than Wabash National. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for FreightCar America and 5 mentions for Wabash National. FreightCar America's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Wabash National's score of 0.12 indicating that FreightCar America is being referred to more favorably in the media.
32.0% of FreightCar America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Wabash National shares are held by institutional investors. 28.0% of FreightCar America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Wabash National shares are held 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.
Wabash National has a net margin of -10.94% compared to FreightCar America's net margin of -20.66%. Wabash National's return on equity of 22.98% beat FreightCar America's return on equity.
Wabash National has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.29%. Given Wabash National's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wabash National is more favorable than FreightCar America.
Wabash National received 108 more outperform votes than FreightCar America when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.05% of users gave Wabash National an outperform vote while only 52.18% of users gave FreightCar America an outperform vote.
FreightCar America has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wabash National has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its stock price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Wabash National has higher revenue and earnings than FreightCar America. Wabash National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FreightCar America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
FreightCar America beats Wabash National on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RAIL) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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