Noble Financial Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for RAIL

Freightcar America, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAIL) – Equities research analysts at Noble Financial lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Freightcar America in a report released on Monday, March 30th. Noble Financial analyst M. Reichman now expects that the transportation company will post earnings of $0.01 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. 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 Q2 2026 earnings at $0.04 EPS.

Freightcar America (NASDAQ:RAIL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The transportation company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.02). Freightcar America had a negative return on equity of 15.54% and a net margin of 7.61%.The firm had revenue of $125.57 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $144.95 million.

Several other research firms also recently commented on RAIL. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Freightcar America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Freightcar America from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Monday, February 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $9.00.

Freightcar America Trading Up 1.4%

NASDAQ:RAIL opened at $7.97 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $151.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.18 and a beta of 1.75. Freightcar America has a twelve month low of $4.31 and a twelve month high of $14.90. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.18.

Institutional Trading of Freightcar America

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in Freightcar America by 208.6% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 2,935 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 1,984 shares in the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Freightcar America by 2,843.5% in the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,062 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 3,924 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP purchased a new stake in shares of Freightcar America during the third quarter worth about $53,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Freightcar America during the first quarter valued at about $61,000. Finally, State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Freightcar America during the second quarter valued at about $63,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 31.96% of the company’s stock.

Freightcar America Company Profile

FreightCar America, Inc is a designer and manufacturer of specialized railroad freight cars, offering a diverse range of products that include tank cars, open and covered hoppers, gondolas, boxcars and centerbeam lumber cars. The company supports both new car construction and the rebuilding of existing fleets, providing custom engineering solutions to meet customer specifications and industry regulations. FreightCar America also supplies aftermarket parts, maintenance services and component remanufacturing for its own fleet and for third-party car owners.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, FreightCar America traces its origins to early 20th-century railcar builders and began trading as an independent, publicly-listed company on the NASDAQ under the ticker RAIL following a spin-off in 2010.