Noble Financial Has Pessimistic Outlook of RAIL Q2 Earnings

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Investment analysts at Noble Financial cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of FreightCar America in a report issued on Wednesday, February 19th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.18. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.11 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of FreightCar America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 12th.

FreightCar America Trading Down 6.6 %

RAIL opened at $8.76 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.22. FreightCar America has a 12 month low of $2.86 and a 12 month high of $16.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $165.48 million, a P/E ratio of -2.07 and a beta of 1.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On FreightCar America

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in FreightCar America by 98.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 4,599 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 2,281 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its stake in shares of FreightCar America by 80.8% during the 4th quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 8,128 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $73,000 after purchasing an additional 3,632 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC acquired a new position in shares of FreightCar America during the 3rd quarter worth about $73,000. Globeflex Capital L P acquired a new position in shares of FreightCar America during the 4th quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of FreightCar America by 21.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 53,958 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $582,000 after purchasing an additional 9,600 shares during the last quarter. 31.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.