Q4 Earnings Forecast for Freightcar America Issued By Sidoti

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Analysts at Sidoti upped their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Freightcar America in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 5th. Sidoti analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $0.32 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.29. The consensus estimate for Freightcar America’s current full-year earnings is $0.40 per share. Sidoti also issued estimates for Freightcar America’s Q3 2027 earnings at $0.25 EPS and Q4 2027 earnings at $0.26 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on RAIL. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Freightcar America from a “hold (c)” rating to a “sell (d)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. Zacks Research cut shares of Freightcar America from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Freightcar America Price Performance

Shares of RAIL opened at $7.91 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $259.37 million, a P/E ratio of -14.65 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $8.39 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.70, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.12. Freightcar America has a 12 month low of $7.27 and a 12 month high of $14.90.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Freightcar America

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Freightcar America during the 2nd quarter valued at $9,338,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Freightcar America by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 631,029 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $6,171,000 after acquiring an additional 13,301 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its holdings in shares of Freightcar America by 92.4% in the 4th quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 446,420 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,942,000 after acquiring an additional 214,397 shares during the last quarter. Diamond Hill Capital Management LLC Investment Advisor acquired a new position in shares of Freightcar America in the 2nd quarter worth $3,584,000. Finally, Essex Investment Management Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Freightcar America by 68.7% in the 4th quarter. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC now owns 346,144 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $3,832,000 after acquiring an additional 140,946 shares during the last quarter. 31.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Freightcar America

FreightCar America, Inc is a designer and manufacturer of specialized railroad freight cars, offering a diverse range of products that include tank cars, open and covered hoppers, gondolas, boxcars and centerbeam lumber cars. The company supports both new car construction and the rebuilding of existing fleets, providing custom engineering solutions to meet customer specifications and industry regulations. FreightCar America also supplies aftermarket parts, maintenance services and component remanufacturing for its own fleet and for third-party car owners.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, FreightCar America traces its origins to early 20th-century railcar builders and began trading as an independent, publicly-listed company on the NASDAQ under the ticker RAIL following a spin-off in 2010.