FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL)
Industrials · Railcar manufacturing and aftermarket services · NASDAQ
FreightCar America designs and manufactures diverse railcar types for bulk commodity and containerized freight transport, with a century-plus heritage and North American market focus.
What FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC does
FreightCar America is a diversified manufacturer of railcars and railcar components with over 120 years of operating history. The company designs and manufactures a broad variety of railcar types for transporting bulk commodities and containerized freight products primarily in North America, including covered hoppers, open-top hoppers, gondolas, flat cars, and boxcars. Beyond new railcar manufacturing, the company provides railcar rebody and repair services, conversion services that repurpose idled rail assets, and sells forged, cast, and fabricated railcar parts and supplies.
Themes: Railcar manufacturing, Bulk commodity transportation, Intermodal and containerized freight, Aftermarket railcar parts and services, Rail asset conversion and repair
Fundamentals
- Price$7.37 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$242M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-11.1% 2025-08-21 close $8.29 → 2026-08-21 close $7.37
- P/E8.29 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+6.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+14.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-8.8% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity1.31 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-5.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+11.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.40 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-03 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How RAIL compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiobottom 10% 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 10% 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which RAIL reported a dividend payment is FY2024, while its reported financial statements run through FY2025. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2024 ratio would not describe RAIL today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2024) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2025), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC looks technically
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) is trading 21.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 75 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago. It is 3.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 21.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -21.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $8.26 | $8.26 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $9.35 | $9.35 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 17 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 17 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that downward direction; the labelling fails if price closes above 7.41. It is one of several labellings that fit, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (one of several readings) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 75 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 75 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 33, with sellers in control | 32.9 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 41.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the bottom of its 14-day range ($7.09 to $8.77) — its "stochastic" reading is 17 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 16.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 12 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $14.90 | $14.90 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 50.5% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -50.5% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 3.9% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +4.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 50.5% below its highest point of the past year | 50.5% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 4 trading days ago | 4 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $78.34 (set on 2006-05-11) | $78.34 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($7.16 to $14.80), and it has recovered only a small part of its fall from last year’s high — 3% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $11.88 to $12.13. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 2.8% |
| From the all-time high | it is 90.6% below its all-time high | -90.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 0.5% above a support level at $7.33 — a price it turned at four times since 2025-11-21, most recently on 2026-08-04. Since 2024-08-21 it has 2 such levels below the current price and 15 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.73 (set on 2020-03-18) | $0.73 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 909.6% above its all-time low | +909.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 48th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.3634 between its high and its low — about 4.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.3634 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $6.89 and $8.66 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $6.89 – $7.77 – $8.66 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.9% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (21.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.58× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | not available for this company yet | n/a |
Candlestick patterns
4
| Since a doji | 1 session ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 1 session ago |
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| Since a hammer | 1 session ago, after a stretch of decline, it sold off hard during the session and then closed back near its high — a "hammer", the long lower wick showing the drop was bought back before the close | 1 session ago |
| Since a bullish engulfing | 4 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 4 sessions ago |
| Since a bearish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 3 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap up opened on 2026-08-06 has been "filled" 11 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 11 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 8.0 percentage points (the stock lost 5.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | -8.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 9.0 percentage points (the stock lost 5.9% while the market gained 3.1%) | -9.0% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 58.0 percentage points (the stock lost 47.0% while the market gained 11.1%) | -58.0% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 31.6 percentage points (the stock lost 11.1% while the market gained 20.5%) | -31.6% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: near the bottom of its 14-day range (oversold) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, MACD momentum is negative, lagging the market over 6 months, trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 14% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.8% of the share price. | -14.4% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 21% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $9.34 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -21.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-03 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $7.71 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 15 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -4.4% |
Price levels it has turned at before
RAIL last closed at $7.37 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 2 prices below its last close and 15 above; the 2 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.33 | Support | 0.5% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-11-21 to 2026-08-04 |
| $7.48 | Resistance | 1.4% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-05-06 to 2026-05-20 |
| $7.74 | Resistance | 5.0% above the last close | turned there four times · 2025-08-18 to 2026-07-07 |
| $6.98 | Support | 5.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-26 to 2025-04-25 |
| $8.07 | Resistance | 9.5% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-09-09 to 2026-05-26 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $7.41.
This is one of several labellings that fit the same swings, so treat it as a reading rather than the reading. It was chosen from 2 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $7.41 and $7.65 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
Alternate reading: The same swings also read as a completed three-part correction, which fails on a close below $7.31.
This reading has stood for 3 trading days, since 2026-08-19.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · lagging the market · At the bottom of its 14-day range (stochastic below 20) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Mean price target$14.67 range $13.00 – $16.00; median $15.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-23. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for RAIL
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.15 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-23
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclical nature of business tied to economic conditions and freight demand, with variable customer purchase patterns causing significant quarterly revenue fluctuations","Reliance on a small number of customers (78% of sales from financial institutions) and subject to competitive pricing pressures that impact market share and margins","Exposure to raw material cost volatility (steel and aluminum) and supply chain disruptions, compounded by trade policy uncertainty including tariffs on China, Canada, and Mexico"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of RAIL's 10-Q filed 2026-05-04 against the prior one filed 2025-11-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-04) adds reference to 'recent United States tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada, Mexico and other countries and any retaliatory actions' as specific examples of trade policy risks in the Cautionary Statement.
- Newer filing (2026-05-04) discusses orders and backlog for three months ended March 31, 2026 (709 units with 509 new and 200 converted/rebodied railcars) versus March 31, 2025 (1,250 new railcars).
- Newer filing (2026-05-04) reports backlog of 2,058 units as of March 31, 2026 with estimated sales value of $156 million.
- Newer filing (2026-05-04) includes RESULTS OF OPERATIONS section comparing three months ended March 31, 2026 to March 31, 2025, with consolidated revenues of $64.3 million versus $96.3 million.
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-10) included 'the scope and duration of the government shutdown' as a risk factor in the Cautionary Statement; this is removed in newer filing.
- Older filing (2025-11-10) discusses orders and backlog for nine months ended September 30, 2025 (2,906 units with 2,206 new and 700 converted/rebodied railcars); newer filing reports different period.
- Older filing (2025-11-10) reports backlog of 2,750 units as of September 30, 2025 with estimated sales value of $222 million; newer filing reports different figures for March 31, 2026.
- Older filing (2025-11-10) includes RESULTS OF OPERATIONS section comparing three months ended September 30, 2025 to September 30, 2024, with consolidated revenues of $160.5 million versus $113.3 million; newer filing covers different period.
- Reworded:
- Forward-looking statement risk factors: Older filing references 'recent United States tariffs imposed or threatened to be imposed on China, Canada, Mexico and other countries'; newer filing maintains similar language but removes reference to 'the scope and duration of the government shutdown'.
- Notes:
- The two filings report on different fiscal periods (March 31, 2026 vs. September 30, 2025 quarter-end), which accounts for substantial differences in order, backlog, and revenue comparisons.
- Text in newer filing appears truncated at 'Our consolidated gross profit was $10.8 million' and in older filing at 'Our consolidated gross profit was $24.2 million for th'; full sections not available for complete comparison.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for RAIL — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding RAIL as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 767,700
- Reported value $6,118,569
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
RAIL had 895,960 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
RAIL had 2.73% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.22 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 895,960
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 2.73%
- Prior settlement (shares) 852,165
- Reported change 5.14%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.22
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Trinity Industries (TRN)
- Greenbrier Companies (GBX)
- American Railcar Industries
- National Steel Car
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Frequently asked questions
What does FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) do?
FreightCar America is a diversified manufacturer of railcars and railcar components with over 120 years of operating history. The company designs and manufactures a broad variety of railcar types for transporting bulk commodities and containerized freight products primarily in North America, including covered hoppers, open-top hoppers, gondolas, flat cars, and boxcars.
What sector is FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) in?
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Railcar manufacturing and aftermarket services. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does RAIL pay a dividend?
No — FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) does not currently pay a dividend (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC's (RAIL) competitors?
Notable peers of FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) include Trinity Industries, Greenbrier Companies, American Railcar Industries and National Steel Car. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) overbought or oversold right now?
FREIGHTCAR AMERICA INC (RAIL) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 41, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on RAIL come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.