FY2026 EPS Estimate for Freightcar America Cut by Analyst

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Equities researchers at Sidoti lowered their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Freightcar America in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 21st. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the transportation company will earn ($0.11) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $0.07. The consensus estimate for Freightcar America’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Freightcar America’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.14 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.56 EPS.

RAIL has been the subject of several other reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Freightcar America from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Freightcar America from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Freightcar America presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Freightcar America Stock Up 4.4%

RAIL opened at $4.30 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.73 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.81. Freightcar America has a twelve month low of $3.85 and a twelve month high of $14.90. The firm has a market cap of $141.00 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.96 and a beta of 1.42.

Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 3rd. The transportation company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Freightcar America had a negative net margin of 2.69% and a negative return on equity of 15.23%. The company had revenue of $113.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $110.41 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Freightcar America

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Nwam LLC bought a new position in Freightcar America in the 2nd quarter valued at $3,123,000. Sigma Planning Corp acquired a new position in Freightcar America in the second quarter worth $111,000. Penn Capital Management Company LLC grew its holdings in shares of Freightcar America by 134.7% during the second quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 339,200 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,304,000 after purchasing an additional 194,684 shares during the last quarter. Formula Growth Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Freightcar America during the second quarter worth $487,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new stake in shares of Freightcar America in the second quarter valued at $177,000. 31.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Freightcar America

Here are the key news stories impacting Freightcar America this week:

• Positive Sentiment: FreightCar America acquired Trinity Equipment Co., a move that could broaden its product portfolio, customer relationships, and long-term growth opportunities. Financial terms and the expected earnings contribution were not disclosed. FreightCar America acquires Trinity Equipment Co.

Freightcar America Company Profile

FreightCar America, Inc is a railcar manufacturer that has historically designed and produced freight transportation equipment for the North American rail industry. Its customers have included railroads, railcar leasing companies and industrial shippers that use specialized railcars to move bulk commodities, manufactured goods and other freight.

The company’s product portfolio has included aluminum-bodied open-top hopper cars, gondolas, covered hopper cars, boxcars, coil cars, flatcars and intermodal railcars.