Analysts Issue Forecasts for FreightCar America, Inc.’s Q1 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:RAIL)

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Stock analysts at Noble Financial increased their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of FreightCar America in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 16th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.13. Noble Financial currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for FreightCar America’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for FreightCar America’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of FreightCar America in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.

FreightCar America Trading Up 10.7 %

Shares of FreightCar America stock opened at $10.90 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $203.95 million, a PE ratio of -7.08 and a beta of 2.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $5.65 and a 200 day moving average of $4.30. FreightCar America has a 12 month low of $2.25 and a 12 month high of $11.06.

FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 12th. The transportation company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05. FreightCar America had a negative net margin of 0.62% and a negative return on equity of 28.11%. The business had revenue of $147.42 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $127.09 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.02 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other FreightCar America news, Director William D. Gehl sold 10,000 shares of FreightCar America stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total transaction of $108,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 147,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,598,594.64. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 28.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of RAIL. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in FreightCar America by 43.4% during the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 116,887 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $408,000 after acquiring an additional 35,387 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in FreightCar America by 24.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 29,932 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 5,880 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of FreightCar America by 4.7% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 584,292 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,250,000 after buying an additional 26,412 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.96% of the company’s stock.

FreightCar America Company Profile

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.