RAIL 📈 Freightcar America - Overview

Exchange: NASDAQ • Country: United States • Currency: USD • Type: Common Stock • ISIN: US3570231007

RAIL: Railcars, Hoppers, Gondola Cars, Flat Cars, Box Cars

FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in design, manufacture, and sale of railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. It operates in two segments, Manufacturing and Parts. The company offers a range of railcars, including open top hoppers, mill gondola cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, coal cars; bulk commodity cars covered hopper cars, coil steel cars, boxcars, woodchip hoppers, aluminum vehicle carriers, and articulated bulk container railcars. It also sells used railcars; rebuilds, converts, and leases railcars; and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for various railcars. The company's customers primarily include shippers, railroads, and financial institutions. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Web URL: https://freightcaramerica.com

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RAIL Stock Overview

Market Cap in USD 185m
Sector Industrials
Industry Railroads
GiC Sub-Industry Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment
IPO / Inception 2005-04-06

RAIL Stock Ratings

Growth 5y 61.3%
Fundamental 41.8%
Dividend 13.8%
Rel. Strength Industry 8681
Analysts 5/5
Fair Price Momentum 8.63 USD
Fair Price DCF 68.42 USD

RAIL Dividends

Dividend Yield 12m 0.00%
Yield on Cost 5y %
Annual Growth 5y 0.00%
Payout Consistency 46.1%

RAIL Growth Ratios

Growth Correlation 3m -53%
Growth Correlation 12m 85.1%
Growth Correlation 5y 35.8%
CAGR 5y 32.96%
CAGR/Mean DD 5y 0.77
Sharpe Ratio 12m 1.90
Alpha 202.14
Beta 1.81
Volatility 81.06%
Current Volume 155.7k
Average Volume 20d 263.5k
What is the price of RAIL stocks?
As of December 22, 2024, the stock is trading at USD 8.88 with a total of 155,720 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -11.52%, over one month by -18.54%, over three months by -18.99% and over the past year by +254.62%.
Is Freightcar America a good stock to buy?
Partly, yes. Based on ValueRay Fundamental Analyses, Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) is currently (December 2024) ok to buy, but has to be watched. It has a ValueRay Fundamental Rating of 41.83 and therefor a somewhat positive outlook according to the companies health.
Based on ValueRays Analyses, Dividends and Discounted-Cash-Flow, the Fair Value of RAIL as of December 2024 is 8.63. This means that RAIL is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -2.82%.
Is RAIL a buy, sell or hold?
Freightcar America has received a consensus analysts rating of 5.00. Therefor, it is recommend to buy RAIL.
  • Strong Buy: 1
  • Buy: 0
  • Hold: 0
  • Sell: 0
  • Strong Sell: 0
What are the forecast for RAIL stock price target?
According to ValueRays Forecast Model, RAIL Freightcar America will be worth about 9.7 in December 2025. The stock is currently trading at 8.88. This means that the stock has a potential upside of +9.46%.
Issuer Forecast Upside
Wallstreet Target Price 14.9 67.6%
Analysts Target Price 4.3 -52.1%
ValueRay Target Price 9.7 9.5%