Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.350-8.750 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.640. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.7 billion-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.0 billion.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Stock Performance

NYSE:WAB opened at $208.17 on Wednesday. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a twelve month low of $131.33 and a twelve month high of $210.88. The firm has a market cap of $35.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a 50-day moving average of $199.40 and a 200-day moving average of $185.99. The company has a current ratio of 1.30, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.48%. This is a positive change from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 13.33%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WAB has been the topic of several recent research reports. Susquehanna raised their target price on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $181.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Stephens increased their price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $205.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 13th. Finally, Bank of America increased their target price on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $225.00 to $226.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $188.50.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Company Profile

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology-based locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It offers diesel-electric, battery, and liquid natural gas-powered locomotives; engines, electric motors, and propulsion systems; and marine and mining products.