Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Competitors $173.33 +1.58 (+0.92%) As of 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WAB vs. PCAR, CMI, TTC, AGCO, OSK, FSS, TEX, TRN, ALG, and GBXShould you be buying Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies include PACCAR (PCAR), Cummins (CMI), Toro (TTC), AGCO (AGCO), Oshkosh (OSK), Federal Signal (FSS), Terex (TEX), Trinity Industries (TRN), Alamo Group (ALG), and Greenbrier Companies (GBX). These companies are all part of the "construction & farm machinery & heavy trucks" industry. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies vs. PACCAR Cummins Toro AGCO Oshkosh Federal Signal Terex Trinity Industries Alamo Group Greenbrier Companies PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) are both large-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, PCAR or WAB? PACCAR has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, PCAR or WAB? PACCAR has higher revenue and earnings than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. PACCAR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPACCAR$33.66B1.40$4.16B$7.9111.32Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies$10.39B2.85$1.06B$6.0328.74 Is PCAR or WAB a better dividend stock? PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. PACCAR pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays out 16.6% 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. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PCAR or WAB? 64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.7% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of PACCAR shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor PCAR or WAB? In the previous week, PACCAR had 18 more articles in the media than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for PACCAR and 19 mentions for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. PACCAR's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' score of 0.73 indicating that PACCAR is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment PACCAR 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PCAR or WAB? PACCAR received 104 more outperform votes than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.16% of users gave Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies an outperform vote while only 52.91% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPACCAROutperform Votes58152.91% Underperform Votes51747.09% Westinghouse Air Brake TechnologiesOutperform Votes47766.16% Underperform Votes24433.84% Is PCAR or WAB more profitable? PACCAR has a net margin of 12.36% compared to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' net margin of 10.17%. PACCAR's return on equity of 23.53% beat Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets PACCAR12.36% 23.53% 9.89% Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 10.17%12.78%7.06% Do analysts prefer PCAR or WAB? PACCAR currently has a consensus price target of $112.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.21%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a consensus price target of $201.86, suggesting a potential upside of 16.46%. Given PACCAR's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe PACCAR is more favorable than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score PACCAR 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.47Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 SummaryPACCAR beats Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WAB 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 NYSE 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 WAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestinghouse Air Brake TechnologiesRailroad equipment IndustryTransportation SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.63B$6.62B$285.40B$18.51BDividend Yield0.59%2.75%4.32%4.25%P/E Ratio28.7412.8712.8431.06Price / Sales2.851.79202.1626.47Price / Cash18.5219.0111.6917.54Price / Book2.921.421.774.29Net Income$1.06B$829.14M$544.29M$1.02B7 Day Performance7.45%3.93%4.31%4.23%1 Month Performance-3.11%-16.81%-8.83%-6.79%1 Year Performance18.57%-7.27%-12.34%-0.03% Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WABWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies4.1262 of 5 stars$173.33+0.9%$201.86+16.5%+17.6%$29.63B$10.39B28.7427,000Short Interest ↓PCARPACCAR4.7318 of 5 stars$88.14-3.0%$115.04+30.5%-23.4%$46.27B$33.66B11.1431,100Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCMICummins4.7786 of 5 stars$275.32-0.8%$370.33+34.5%-4.2%$37.92B$34.10B9.7773,600Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeTTCToro3.9088 of 5 stars$64.45-1.9%$89.75+39.2%-20.7%$6.43B$4.58B16.0711,300Positive NewsGap DownAGCOAGCO4.1215 of 5 stars$78.05-1.6%$103.00+32.0%-28.3%$5.82B$11.66B-13.7225,600Analyst UpgradeOSKOshkosh4.8963 of 5 stars$81.36-1.5%$121.31+49.1%-29.6%$5.26B$10.73B7.8615,000Analyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFSSFederal Signal2.9747 of 5 stars$70.51-1.2%$100.00+41.8%-8.8%$4.31B$1.86B20.444,500Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeTEXTerex4.7567 of 5 stars$32.64-4.5%$50.67+55.3%-44.9%$2.17B$5.13B6.5811,400Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTRNTrinity Industries4.6621 of 5 stars$24.90-0.7%$35.67+43.2%-6.1%$2.04B$3.08B15.189,220News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownALGAlamo Group3.7065 of 5 stars$161.67-2.5%$203.67+26.0%-20.2%$1.95B$1.63B16.284,200News CoverageGBXGreenbrier Companies4.4651 of 5 stars$44.53-2.4%$63.00+41.5%-22.3%$1.40B$3.61B7.7714,400Earnings ReportGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PACCAR Competitors Cummins Competitors Toro Competitors AGCO Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Federal Signal Competitors Terex Competitors Trinity Industries Competitors Alamo Group Competitors Greenbrier Companies Competitors 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 (NYSE:WAB) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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