Noble Financial Has Positive Outlook of RAIL FY2025 Earnings

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Freightcar America in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 23rd. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the transportation company will earn $0.46 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.42. The consensus estimate for Freightcar America’s current full-year earnings is $0.09 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Freightcar America’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS.

Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The transportation company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.08. Freightcar America had a negative return on equity of 17.35% and a net margin of 17.40%.The business had revenue of $160.51 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.25 million.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Freightcar America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, December 20th. Zacks Research raised Freightcar America from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Freightcar America from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Freightcar America presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $9.00.

Freightcar America Stock Up 7.1%

RAIL stock opened at $11.62 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $221.69 million, a PE ratio of 4.40 and a beta of 1.66. Freightcar America has a 52 week low of $4.31 and a 52 week high of $13.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $8.89 and a 200 day moving average of $9.21.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Freightcar America by 208.6% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,935 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,984 shares during the period. Quarry LP purchased a new position in Freightcar America in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $53,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Freightcar America in the first quarter worth $61,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Freightcar America during the second quarter worth $63,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Freightcar America in the first quarter valued at $74,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 31.96% of the company’s stock.

Freightcar America Company Profile

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.