FreightCar America Inc

FreightCar America Inc

FreightCar America, Inc. is a designer, producer and supplier of railroad freight cars, railcar parts and components. It also specializes in railcar repairs, complete railcar rebody services and railcar conversions that repurpose idled rail assets back into revenue service. It designs and manufactures a variety of freight cars, including box cars, covered hoppers, open-top hoppers, gondolas, intermodal and non-intermodal flat cars that transport numerous types of dry bulk and containerized freight products. It offers VersaFlood II open-top hoppers in all steel and hybrid configurations (aluminum/stainless steel) with a patented automatic door system; 52’ and 66’ mill gondolas in multiple cubic capacities; rotary and non-rotary aggregate gondolas; triple hoppers in all steel and hybrid configurations; intermodal flats (including single unit, 2 unit and 3 unit, 53’ well cars) and non-intermodal flat cars including 64’ - 89’ length for general purpose, steel slab, and bulkhead flats.

Stock Performance Snapshot

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Analyst Rating

Analysts suggest buying FreightCar America stock, expecting it to rise towards a target price of $5.

Average

Financial Health

FreightCar America is generating reasonable revenue and cash flow, but profit margins are low.

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