Freightcar America (RAIL) Competitors

Titan International (NYSE:TWI) and Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) are both small-cap construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is TWI or RAIL more profitable?

Titan International has a net margin of -1.24% compared to Freightcar America's net margin of -2.21%. Titan International's return on equity of -1.62% beat Freightcar America's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Titan International	-1.24%	-1.62%	-0.53%
Freightcar America	-2.21%	-14.89%	6.92%

Do analysts recommend TWI or RAIL?

Titan International currently has a consensus target price of $11.33, suggesting a potential upside of 23.79%. Freightcar America has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.04%. Given Titan International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Titan International is more favorable than Freightcar America.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Titan International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Freightcar America	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to TWI or RAIL?

In the previous week, Titan International had 1 more articles in the media than Freightcar America. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Titan International and 3 mentions for Freightcar America. Titan International's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Freightcar America's score of 0.27 indicating that Titan International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Titan International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Freightcar America	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TWI or RAIL?

Titan International has higher revenue and earnings than Freightcar America. Titan International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freightcar America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Titan International	$1.85B	0.32	-$5.56M	-$0.31	-29.53
Freightcar America	$465.86M	0.36	-$75.82M	-$0.70	-12.60

Which has more volatility & risk, TWI or RAIL?

Titan International has a beta of 2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freightcar America has a beta of 1.85, suggesting that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TWI or RAIL?

80.4% of Titan International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.0% of Freightcar America shares are held by institutional investors. 32.5% of Titan International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Freightcar America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Titan International beats Freightcar America on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.