FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)Industrials | Railroads | Chicago, United States | NasdaqGS
7.84 USD
-0.15
(-1.877%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 8.00 +0.16 (2.041%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 6:21 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:57 a.m. EDT
The investment case for FreightCar America is currently broken by a severe structural decline in business quality. Despite a recent price rebound that pushed the stock up nearly 276% year-over-year, the underlying fundamentals tell a dire story: revenue has contracted by one-third, operating margins are negative, and earnings are shrinking. The market has correctly priced this deterioration, resulting in a negative book value and a price-to-sales ratio that barely exceeds zero. The recent price surge appears to be a speculative anomaly rather than a recovery of value, as the company continues to bleed cash and shrink its top line. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet showing negative equity, the long-term outlook remains deeply bearish. On the short end, the options market is screaming caution; the heavy concentration of put open interest at deep strikes suggests traders are betting on a continuation of this decline, making any bounce a potential trap for momentum buyers. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.082567 |
| AutoTheta | 0.085636 |
| MSTL | 0.106269 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.284138 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 33.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.057 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.58 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2017-08-14 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2017-08-14 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.703 |
| Market Cap | 256,961,968 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.89 |
| Forward P/E | 8.31 |
| Beta | 1.44 |
| Profit Margins | 6.25% |
| Website | https://freightcaramerica.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 6:57 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a significant downside move, evidenced by massive open interest in deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes at $2.50) relative to calls. While there is some call activity at the $10 strike, the overwhelming volume in the September expiration puts suggests a 'crash' thesis rather than a rally. Implied volatility is elevated on the downside strikes, indicating fear of a sharp drop.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-15 | 0.09 | 0.491803 |
| 2017-05-16 | 0.09 | 0.513992 |
| 2017-02-14 | 0.09 | 0.616861 |
| 2016-11-15 | 0.09 | 0.606061 |
| 2016-08-16 | 0.09 | 0.606469 |
| 2016-05-17 | 0.09 | 0.652174 |
| 2016-02-16 | 0.09 | 0.478469 |
| 2015-11-17 | 0.09 | 0.393357 |
| 2015-08-18 | 0.09 | 0.412844 |
| 2015-05-19 | 0.09 | 0.372362 |
| 2015-02-17 | 0.09 | 0.314027 |
| 2014-11-19 | 0.06 | 0.191144 |
| 2014-08-20 | 0.06 | 0.220507 |
| 2014-05-21 | 0.06 | 0.240674 |
| 2014-02-19 | 0.06 | 0.267261 |
| 2013-11-20 | 0.06 | 0.259516 |
| 2013-08-21 | 0.06 | 0.330943 |
| 2013-05-22 | 0.06 | 0.336323 |
| 2013-02-20 | 0.06 | 0.268456 |
| 2012-11-20 | 0.06 | 0.312175 |
| 2012-08-22 | 0.06 | 0.312663 |
| 2012-05-23 | 0.06 | 0.301659 |
| 2012-02-23 | 0.06 | 0.215672 |
| 2010-02-18 | 0.06 | 0.297177 |
| 2009-11-19 | 0.06 | 0.319829 |
| 2009-08-25 | 0.06 | 0.297619 |
| 2009-05-20 | 0.06 | 0.354400 |
| 2009-02-18 | 0.06 | 0.343249 |
| 2008-11-19 | 0.06 | 0.329489 |
| 2008-08-20 | 0.06 | 0.197954 |
| 2008-05-21 | 0.06 | 0.155561 |
| 2008-02-20 | 0.06 | 0.149925 |
| 2007-11-20 | 0.06 | 0.177672 |
| 2007-08-08 | 0.06 | 0.135931 |
| 2007-05-23 | 0.06 | 0.126024 |
| 2007-02-21 | 0.06 | 0.112803 |
| 2006-11-21 | 0.06 | 0.105411 |
| 2006-08-24 | 0.03 | 0.053277 |
| 2006-05-22 | 0.03 | 0.045942 |
| 2006-02-16 | 0.03 | 0.046461 |
| 2005-11-22 | 0.03 | 0.064851 |
| 2005-09-08 | 0.03 | 0.081191 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.31709403 |
| Address1 | 125 South Wacker Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 1500 |
| All Time High | 78.34 |
| All Time Low | 0.73 |
| Ask | 7.87 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 482,580 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 225,713 |
| Average Volume | 225,713 |
| Average Volume10Days | 482,580 |
| Beta | 1.444 |
| Bid | 7.84 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | -3.422 |
| City | Chicago |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 7.84 |
| Current Ratio | 1.81 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 8.09 |
| Day Low | 7.8026 |
| Display Name | FreightCar America |
| Dividend Date | 1,503,446,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,993,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.242 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.174 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,924,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,787,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,787,200 |
| Ebitda | 35,642,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07599 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 6.831 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.519 |
| Enterprise Value | 243,454,704 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.47333 |
| Eps Forward | 0.94333 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,502,755,200 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 312 928 0890 |
| Fifty Day Average | 8.2998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.45979977 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.055398896 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -31.709402 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 14.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -7.0599995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.47382548 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.27 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.5700002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.07840443 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.27 - 14.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,112,794,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 1.62 |
| Float Shares | 16,435,608 |
| Forward Eps | 0.94333 |
| Forward P E | 8.310984 |
| Free Cashflow | 3,927,250 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,986 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.14842 |
| Gross Profits | 69,609,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13908 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.67907 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 32,775,760 |
| Industry | Railroads |
| Industry Disp | Railroads |
| Industry Key | railroads |
| Ir Website | http://www.freightcaramerica.com/Investor.htm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,502,755,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.09 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | FreightCar America, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and sells railcars and railcar components for the transportation of bulk commodities and containerized freight products in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through two segments: Manufacturing and Aftermarket. It offers a range of railcars, including boxcars, covered and open-top hopper cars, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars, mill gondola cars, coil steel cars, coal cars, dynastack series, steel products, boxcars, aluminum coal cars, stainless steel and hybrid stainless steel cars, and other railcar types, as well as other supplies for all railcar types, and provides aftermarket services including safety training, railcar inspections, and preventative maintenance. The company also sells used railcars; rebuilds, converts, and leases railcars; and sells forged, cast, and fabricated parts for various railcars. It serves shippers, railroads, and financial institutions. FreightCar America, Inc. was founded in 1901 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. |
| Long Name | FreightCar America, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 256,961,968 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_30409 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 28,950,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 261,878,322 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 7.97 |
| Operating Cashflow | 17,664,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.0092400005 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.64 |
| Phone | 800 458 2235 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15999985 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 2.0408144 |
| Post Market Price | 8.0 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,981,305 |
| Previous Close | 7.99 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 16.563498 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | -2.291058 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.5478828 |
| Profit Margins | 0.062480003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.781 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.15 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.87734 |
| Regular Market Day High | 8.09 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 7.8026 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 7.8026 - 8.09 |
| Regular Market Open | 7.97 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 7.99 |
| Regular Market Price | 7.84 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 208,295 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06747 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.332 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.703 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 32,775,760 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.023 |
| Shares Short | 753,303 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 179,702 |
| Short Name | Freightcar America, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0271 |
| Short Ratio | 2.46 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | IL |
| Symbol | RAIL |
| Target High Price | 16.0 |
| Target Low Price | 13.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 14.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 15.0 |
| Total Cash | 52,279,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.732 |
| Total Debt | 145,698,000 |
| Total Revenue | 469,008,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.72 |
| Trailing P E | 10.888888 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 9.59085 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.7508497 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.18255419 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 208,295 |
| Website | https://freightcaramerica.com |
| Zip | 60,606 |