The stock of FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) has gone down by -8.87% for the week, with a -41.93% drop in the past month and a -31.50% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.91%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 7.91% for RAIL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -27.43% for RAIL’s stock, with a -14.56% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL) Right Now?
Moreover, the 36-month beta value for RAIL is 1.91. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for RAIL is 14.35M and currently, short sellers hold a 2.44% of that float. On March 07, 2025, RAIL’s average trading volume was 195.17K shares.
RAIL) stock’s latest price update
FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -10.25 compared to its previous closing price of 7.90. However, the company has seen a fall of -8.87% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-03-06 that Upbeat railcar deliveries are expected to have aided RAIL’s fourth-quarter 2024 performance.
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 -32.43% 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 unable to rebound, for now settling with -55.96% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.91%, as shares sank -44.48% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.71% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, RAIL fell by -8.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +78.14% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $9.77. In addition, FreightCar America Inc saw -20.87% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at RAIL starting from Josephson Gregory, who proposed sale 25,000 shares at the price of $10.20 back on Dec 17 ’24. After this action, Josephson Gregory now owns shares of FreightCar America Inc, valued at $255,000 using the latest closing price.
Meyer James R, the Director of FreightCar America Inc, purchase 23,400 shares at $10.74 during a trade that took place back on Nov 14 ’24, which means that Meyer James R is holding 838,278 shares at $251,316 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for RAIL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.11 for the gross margin
The net margin for FreightCar America Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.18.
Based on FreightCar America Inc (RAIL), the company’s capital structure generated -2.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at -0.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.28.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -2.45 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.03. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.4. The receivables turnover for the company is 22.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 2.23. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.60.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
