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FreightCar America Inc

RAIL
12.440USD
+0.850+7.33%
Close 02/06, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
237.32MMarket Cap
4.42P/E TTM

FreightCar America Inc

12.440
+0.850+7.33%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of FreightCar America Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

Key Insights

FreightCar America Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 69 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Strong Buy, with the highest price target at 15.33.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend up.The company has been performing well in the stock market over the past month, which is supported by its strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

FreightCar America Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
69 / 182
Overall Ranking
169 / 4521
Industry
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Positive

FreightCar America Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
FreightCar America, Inc. is a designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. It also specializes in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. It designs and manufactures a variety of freight cars, including box cars, covered hoppers, open-top hoppers, gondolas, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars that transport numerous types of dry bulk and containerized freight products. It offers VersaFlood II open-top hoppers in all steel and hybrid configurations (aluminum/stainless steel) with a patented automatic door system; 52’ and 66’ mill gondolas in multiple cubic capacities; rotary and non-rotary aggregate gondolas; triple hoppers in all steel and hybrid configurations; intermodal flats (including single unit, 2 unit and 3 unit, 53’ well cars) and non-intermodal flat cars including 64’ - 89’ length for general purpose, steel slab, and bulkhead flats.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 53.37% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 559.42M.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 4.42, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 7.71M shares, decreasing 11.75% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 638.00K shares of this stock.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
15.333
Target Price
+32.30%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current financial score of FreightCar America Inc is 7.53, ranking 90 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 160.51M, representing a year-over-year increase of 41.73%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 93.05%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.53
Change
0

Financials

6.90

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

6.18

Operational Efficiency

7.68

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

6.88

FreightCar America Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current valuation score of FreightCar America Inc is 6.46, ranking 125 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Its current P/E ratio is 4.42, which is 2.73% below the recent high of 4.54 and 3467.35% above the recent low of -148.84.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.46
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 69/182
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current earnings forecast score of FreightCar America Inc is 9.00, ranking 4 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The average price target is 15.00, with a high of 17.00 and a low of 13.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 2 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
15.333
Target Price
+32.30%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

29
Total
4
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
FreightCar America Inc
RAIL
2
Caterpillar Inc
CAT
29
Deere & Co
DE
26
CNH Industrial NV
CNH
21
Paccar Inc
PCAR
21
Oshkosh Corp
OSK
18
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current price momentum score of FreightCar America Inc is 9.53, ranking 48 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 13.36 and the support level at 11.02, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.53
Change
2

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.013
Buy
RSI(14)
60.151
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
65.986
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.775
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
120.745
Buy
Williams %R
20.188
Buy
TRIX(12,20)
0.533
Sell
StochRSI(14)
47.052
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
12.164
Buy
MA10
11.898
Buy
MA20
11.591
Buy
MA50
10.473
Buy
MA100
9.774
Buy
MA200
9.198
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The current institutional shareholding score of FreightCar America Inc is 3.00, ranking 133 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 40.42%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 1.22%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 638.00K shares, representing 3.34% of shares outstanding, with 2.22% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Fabricaciones y Servicios de México, S.A. de C.V.
1.94M
--
PIMCO (US)
1.55M
--
Continental General Insurance Co
979.26K
-21.53%
Meyer (James R.)
838.28K
-2.03%
Gil Benavides (Jesus Salvador)
692.67K
+1.53%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
631.03K
+2.15%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
349.64K
--
Ancora Advisors, L.L.C.
328.92K
+12.88%
Minerva Advisors LLC
258.55K
+18.05%
Renaissance Technologies LLC
Star Investors
246.20K
-20.61%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-02-06

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of FreightCar America Inc is 3.76, ranking 128 out of 182 in the Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships industry. The company's beta value is 1.79. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.76
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.79
VaR
+6.32%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+45.20%
240-Day Volatility
+74.90%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+20.02%
120 days
+20.02%
5 years
+24.57%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-6.75%
120 days
-6.75%
5 years
-35.26%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+2.63
120 days
+1.40
5 years
+0.52

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+45.20%
3 years
+71.67%
5 years
+71.67%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+1.18
3 years
+1.32
5 years
+0.19
Skewness
240 days
+0.95
3 years
+0.02
5 years
-0.03

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+74.90%
5 years
+74.47%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.39%
5 years
+3.03%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+296.27%
240 days
+296.27%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+51.23%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+32.15%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.03%
120 days
+1.23%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+22.32%
60 days
+7.27%
120 days
+27.53%

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