At the time of writing, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [WAB] stock is trading at $181.97, up 5.94%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WAB shares have gain 5.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.65%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [NYSE: WAB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 10, 2025, when JP Morgan initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $175. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Hold rating on April 25, 2024, and elevated its price target to $147. On February 15, 2024, TD Cowen reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $130 on the stock. Redburn Atlantic downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $135 on February 15, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $150 on January 16, 2024. Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on January 11, 2024. In a note dated January 08, 2024, Morgan Stanley initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $137 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp fluctuated between $146.30 and $210.88. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $205 within the next 12 months. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [NYSE: WAB] shares were valued at $181.97 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 12.66% based on the average WAB price forecast.
Analyzing the WAB fundamentals
According to Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [NYSE:WAB], the company’s sales were 10.39B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 2.26% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.39.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 177.26 points at the first support level, and at 172.55 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 189.21, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 196.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [NYSE:WAB] has a current ratio of 1.30. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.69, and the Cash Ratio is 0.18. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.83, the price to book ratio is 3.09 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.15.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Santana Rafael, President and CEO, that happened on Apr 03 ’25 when 55942.0 shares were sold. President and CEO, Santana Rafael completed a deal on Apr 02 ’25 to sell 886.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Rafael Santana bought 60372.0 shares on Apr 02 ’25.
