Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Competitors

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) and PACCAR (NASDAQ:PCAR) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Does the media refer more to WAB or PCAR?

In the previous week, PACCAR had 28 more articles in the media than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for PACCAR and 9 mentions for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat PACCAR's score of 0.80 indicating that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
PACCAR	19 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WAB or PCAR?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	$10.39B	3.11	$1.06B	$6.03	31.34
PACCAR	$33.66B	1.54	$4.16B	$7.91	12.47

Is WAB or PCAR 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
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	10.17%	12.78%	7.06%
PACCAR	12.36%	23.53%	9.89%

Is WAB or PCAR a better dividend stock?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. PACCAR pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PACCAR pays out 16.7% 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 analysts prefer WAB or PCAR?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $206.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.19%. PACCAR has a consensus target price of $118.23, indicating a potential upside of 19.86%. Given PACCAR's higher possible 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
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
PACCAR	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has more volatility and risk, WAB or PCAR?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PACCAR has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WAB or PCAR?

PACCAR received 103 more outperform votes than Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.25% of users gave Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies an outperform vote while only 53.11% of users gave PACCAR an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies	Outperform Votes 477 66.25%	Underperform Votes 243 33.75%
PACCAR	Outperform Votes 580 53.11%	Underperform Votes 512 46.89%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WAB or PCAR?

91.7% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of PACCAR shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of PACCAR 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.

Summary

PACCAR beats Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.