An Evaluation Of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (NYSE: WAB) Prospects

After Hours

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility.

Stocks Info

WAB belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Railroads industry. The current market capitalization of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is $31.76B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.16M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Rafael Santana bought 60,372 shares of WAB for 185.91 per share on Apr 02 ’25. In a previous transaction on Feb 27 ’25, Santana Rafael sold 886 shares at 182.34 per share. WAB shares that President and CEO owns now total 176,295.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Santana Rafael disposed of 894 shares on Feb 26 ’25 at a per-share price of $183.83. This resulted in the President and CEO holding 177,181 shares of WAB after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Rafael Santana bought 1,780 shares at $183.00 per share on Feb 26 ’25.

Dividend

Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.85, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.46%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.80. WAB’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.48% when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/21/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.42%. The WAB stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.

While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WAB has a high of $210.88 and a low of $143.22.

As of this writing, WAB has an earnings estimate of $2.04 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.11 per share and a lower estimate of $1.99.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. WAB’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $473.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $4.06B in debt and $2.91B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $58.91, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.24B.

Analysts Opinion

There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WAB is Buy with a score of 4.33.

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