The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.05. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RAIL is 14.31M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.36% of that float. On October 25, 2024, the average trading volume of RAIL was 351.23K shares.
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RAIL) stock’s latest price update
FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL)’s stock price has gone rise by 10.68 in comparison to its previous close of 12.73, however, the company has experienced a 19.00% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-23 that RAIL’s operational improvements, including the new facility in Mexico, have led to significant revenue and EBITDA growth. RAIL’s financial health has improved, with strong cash flow and reduced net debt. Despite these positives, the potential dilution from outstanding warrants and stock options caps the stock’s upside.
RAIL’s Market Performance
RAIL’s stock has risen by 19.00% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 41.61% and a quarterly rise of 332.21%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.34% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 8.77% for FreightCar America Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 16.86% for RAIL’s stock, with a 183.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of RAIL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for RAIL stocks, with Cowen repeating the rating for RAIL by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for RAIL in the upcoming period, according to Cowen is $4.50 based on the research report published on November 01, 2019 of the previous year 2019.
Stifel gave a rating of “Hold” to RAIL, setting the target price at $19 in the report published on August 03rd of the previous year.
RAIL Trading at 44.54% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought RAIL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was able to rebound, for now settling with 6.99% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.77%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.34%, as shares surge +42.32% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +201.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RAIL rose by +19.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +444.02% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.06. In addition, FreightCar America Inc saw 421.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RAIL starting from De Nigris Felan Jose, who purchase 4,000 shares at the price of $10.19 back on Sep 27 ’24. After this action, De Nigris Felan Jose now owns 73,147 shares of FreightCar America Inc, valued at $40,741 using the latest closing price.
GEHL WILLIAM D, the Director of FreightCar America Inc, sale 10,000 shares at $10.83 during a trade that took place back on Sep 17 ’24, which means that GEHL WILLIAM D is holding 147,608 shares at $108,300 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RAIL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.1 for the gross margin
The net margin for FreightCar America Inc stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at 0.11.
Based on FreightCar America Inc (RAIL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.52. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.14. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.6.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 18.44 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 31.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.87.
Conclusion
To sum up, FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
