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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 8.350-8.950 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 8.540. The company issued revenue guidance of $10.7 billion-$11.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $11.0 billion.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

WAB has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. StockNews.com cut Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $225.00 to $226.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 15th. Stephens reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in a report on Thursday, April 10th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $175.00 price objective on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $201.86.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WAB opened at $171.85 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $178.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $190.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.34, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a current ratio of 1.30. The firm has a market cap of $29.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.50 and a beta of 1.14. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $146.31 and a fifty-two week high of $210.88.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The transportation company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by ($0.06). Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies had a return on equity of 12.78% and a net margin of 10.17%. On average, analysts expect that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies will post 8.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 21st were issued a $0.25 dividend. This is an increase from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, February 21st. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 16.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

In other Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies news, CEO Rafael Santana sold 886 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.07, for a total transaction of $163,972.02. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 201,558 shares in the company, valued at $37,302,339.06. The trade was a 0.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.