On Tuesday, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) opened higher 0.62% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $183.23. Price fluctuations for WAB have ranged from $147.66 to $210.88 over the past 52 weeks.
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A company in the Industrials sector has jumped its sales by 5.13% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 15.05% at the time writing. With a float of $169.18 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $171.10 million.
In an organization with 29500 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 31.55%, operating margin of 16.09%, and the pretax margin is 14.03%.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Railroads industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is 1.14%, while institutional ownership is 93.71%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Apr 25 ’25, was worth 738,529. In this transaction President Transit of this company sold 4,000 shares at a rate of $184.63, taking the stock ownership to the 11,955 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Apr 24 ’25, when Company’s President, Digital Electronics sold 10,511 for $185.59, making the entire transaction worth $1,950,735. This insider now owns 10,224 shares in total.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB) Performance Highlights and Predictions
Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.17 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 15.05% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 12.61% during the next five years compared to 26.88% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.73. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.00. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 21.45.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.38, a number that is poised to hit 2.17 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 9.72 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB)
Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 1.16 million. That was better than the volume of 1.14 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 70.39%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 6.79.
During the past 100 days, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp’s (WAB) raw stochastic average was set at 55.10%, which indicates a significant decrease from 78.41% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 51.20% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 36.98% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $179.45, while its 200-day Moving Average is $183.08. However, in the short run, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $185.74. Second resistance stands at $187.12. The third major resistance level sits at $189.42. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $182.07, it is likely to go to the next support level at $179.77. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $178.39.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) Key Stats
There are currently 171,126K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 31.55 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 10,387 M according to its annual income of 1,056 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 2,610 M and its income totaled 322,000 K.
