Let’s look at the key reasons that are pushing FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) to new highs

On Tuesday, FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL) opened higher 5.05% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $6.54. Price fluctuations for RAIL have ranged from $3.02 to $16.10 over the past 52 weeks.

During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 33.61%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 296.67% at the time writing. With a float of $14.35 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $18.96 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 2030 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 11.94%, operating margin of 6.63%, and the pretax margin is -12.51%.

FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) Breakdown of a Key Holders of the stock

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Railroads industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of FreightCar America Inc is 24.71%, while institutional ownership is 42.17%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Dec 17 ’24, was worth 255,000. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 14 ’24, when Company’s Director bought 23,400 for $10.74, making the entire transaction worth $251,316. This insider now owns 838,278 shares in total.

FreightCar America Inc (RAIL) Recent Fiscal highlights

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.16 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 296.67% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 64.69% during the next five years compared to 12.49% growth over the previous five years of trading.

FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for FreightCar America Inc (RAIL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.86. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.23. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 3.28.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -3.14, a number that is poised to hit 0.10 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.74 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of FreightCar America Inc (RAIL)

Looking closely at FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL), its last 5-days average volume was 0.31 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.24 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 17.99%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.68.

During the past 100 days, FreightCar America Inc’s (RAIL) raw stochastic average was set at 7.14%, which indicates a significant decrease from 33.18% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 108.91% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 105.42% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $9.72, while its 200-day Moving Average is $8.49. However, in the short run, FreightCar America Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $7.10. Second resistance stands at $7.33. The third major resistance level sits at $7.77. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $6.43, it is likely to go to the next support level at $5.99. Now, if the price goes above the second support level, the third support stands at $5.76.

FreightCar America Inc (NASDAQ: RAIL) Key Stats

There are currently 19,060K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 130.94 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 559,430 K according to its annual income of -75,820 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 137,700 K and its income totaled 34,620 K.