Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NYSE:WAB) Updates 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 8.350-8.750 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.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $200.00 to $220.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Stephens restated an “overweight” rating and set a $220.00 price target on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, October 21st. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $181.00 to $205.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on 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. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $190.38.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Stock Up 3.8 %

Shares of NYSE:WAB opened at $196.52 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $199.00 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $186.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $33.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.75, a PEG ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 1.27. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has a 12-month low of $131.33 and a 12-month high of $210.88. 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 (NYSE:WAB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The transportation company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.74 by ($0.06). Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies had a return on equity of 12.52% and a net margin of 10.25%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies will post 7.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 21st will be paid a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 21st. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.51%. This is a boost from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s payout ratio is currently 13.33%.

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.