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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp is a railroads business based in the US. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares (WAB) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies employs 25,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $8 billion.
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| Latest market close | $81.35 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $78.14 - $99.71 |
| 50-day moving average | $90.06 |
| 200-day moving average | $90.19 |
| Wall St. target price | $101.64 |
| PE ratio | 23.7456 |
| Dividend yield | $0.54 (0.73%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.42 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $81.35 from 2022-09-30
| 1 week (2022-09-22) | -3.67% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2022-08-30) | N/A |
| 3 months (2022-06-30) | -0.89% |
| 6 months (2022-04-01) | -14.76% |
| 1 year (2021-10-01) | -8.18% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2020-10-02) | 29.70% |
| 3 years (2019-10-03) | 23.11% |
| 5 years (2017-10-03) | 6.44% |
Valuing Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 24x. In other words, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares trade at around 24x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.92. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.5 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $8 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 13.14% |
| Gross profit TTM | $2.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.55% |
| Return on equity TTM | 6.35% |
| Profit margin | 8% |
| Book value | $54.45 |
| Market capitalisation | $14.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 34.16
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's overall score of 34.16 (as at 12/31/2018) is pretty weak – landing it in it in the 61st percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 10.89/100
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's environmental score of 10.89 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 18.27/100
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's social score of 18.27 puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 12/100
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's governance score puts it squarely in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has managed to keep its nose clean.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 34.16 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 60.7 |
| Environmental score | 10.89 |
| Environmental score percentile | 8 |
| Social score | 18.27 |
| Social score percentile | 8 |
| Governance score | 12 |
| Governance score percentile | 8 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 12.18% of net profits
Recently Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has paid out, on average, around 12.18% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0.73% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shareholders could enjoy a 0.73% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's case, that would currently equate to about $0.54 per share.
While Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is investing more in its future growth.
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's most recent dividend payout was on 28 August 2022. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 11 August 2022 (the "ex-dividend date").
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 June 2013. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares which in turn could have impacted Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $78.1358 up to $99.7144. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's is 1.5226. This would suggest that Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation provides technology-based equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries worldwide. It operates through two segments, Freight and Transit. The Freight segment manufactures and services components for new and existing freight cars and locomotives; builds new commuter locomotives; rebuilds freight locomotives; supplies railway electronics, positive train control equipment, signal design, and engineering services; and provides related heat exchange and cooling systems. It serves publicly traded railroads; leasing companies; manufacturers of original equipment, including locomotives and freight cars; and utilities. The Transit segment manufactures and services components for new and existing passenger transit vehicles, such as regional trains, high speed trains, subway cars, light-rail vehicles, and buses; refurbishes subway cars; and provides heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment, as well as doors for buses and subways. This segment serves public transit authorities and municipalities, leasing companies, and manufacturers of subway cars and buses. It also provides electronically controlled pneumatic braking products; railway electronics; freight car trucks; draft gears, couplers, and slack adjusters; air compressors and dryers; heat exchangers and cooling products; and track and switch products.
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