Q1 2025 EPS Estimates for FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) Boosted by Noble Financial

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Noble Financial boosted their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of FreightCar America in a note issued to investors on Monday, September 16th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.21 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.13. Noble Financial has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for FreightCar America’s current full-year earnings is $0.20 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for FreightCar America’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.77 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $0.82 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $0.91 EPS.

FreightCar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 12th. The transportation company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05. FreightCar America had a negative net margin of 0.62% and a negative return on equity of 28.11%. The company had revenue of $147.42 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $127.09 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.02 EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on FreightCar America in a report on Tuesday, August 27th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock.

FreightCar America Price Performance

NASDAQ:RAIL opened at $10.95 on Wednesday. FreightCar America has a 1 year low of $2.25 and a 1 year high of $11.06. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $5.36 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.22. The company has a market cap of $204.89 million, a P/E ratio of -7.11 and a beta of 2.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in FreightCar America by 43.4% during the second quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 116,887 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $408,000 after purchasing an additional 35,387 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of FreightCar America by 24.4% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 29,932 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $104,000 after acquiring an additional 5,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in FreightCar America by 4.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 584,292 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,250,000 after acquiring an additional 26,412 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.96% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other FreightCar America news, Director William D. Gehl sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.83, for a total value of $108,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 147,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,598,594.64. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 28.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About FreightCar America

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.