Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB)’s stock price has plunge by 1.18relation to previous closing price of 184.74. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.83% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-04-24 that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation WAB reported better-than-expected first-quarter adjusted EPS results and raised its FY25 adjusted EPS guidance on Wednesday.
Is It Worth Investing in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) Right Now?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.30x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for WAB is at 1.12. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WAB is 169.18M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.12% of that float. The average trading volume for WAB on May 02, 2025 was 1.22M shares.
WAB’s Market Performance
WAB stock saw an increase of 0.83% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 1.78% and a quarterly increase of -10.93%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.26%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.06% for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.17% for WAB stock, with a simple moving average of 1.97% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WAB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WAB stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for WAB by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for WAB in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $175 based on the research report published on April 10, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WAB reach a price target of $147, previously predicting the price at $130. The rating they have provided for WAB stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on April 25th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Market Perform” to WAB, setting the target price at $130 in the report published on February 15th of the previous year.
WAB Trading at 4.28% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WAB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.36% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.06%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.26%, as shares surge +0.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.31% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WAB rose by +0.83%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.86% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $174.42. In addition, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp saw -1.41% 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 WAB starting from Schweitzer Pascal, who sale 4,000 shares at the price of $184.63 back on Apr 25 ’25. After this action, Schweitzer Pascal now owns 11,955 shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, valued at $738,529 using the latest closing price.
Jain Nalin, the President, Digital Electronics of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp, sale 10,511 shares at $185.59 during a trade that took place back on Apr 24 ’25, which means that Jain Nalin is holding 10,224 shares at $1,950,735 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WAB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.32 for the gross margin
The net margin for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 10.62, with 5.85 for asset returns.
Based on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.28 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.39. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.45.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.61 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.36. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.43for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.55. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.34.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
