How to buy Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock (WAB)

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies 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. Its last market close was $190.27 – a decrease of 5.79% over the previous week. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies employs 29,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $10.3 billion.

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock price (NYSE: WAB)

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-12.

Latest market close	$190.27
52-week range	$120.29 - $207.51
50-day moving average more info button	$193.14
200-day moving average more info button	$167.46
Wall St. target price	$217.56
PE ratio more info button	34.0317
Dividend yield more info button	$0.77 (0.39%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.99

Is it a good time to buy Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock?

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $199.68 from 2024-12-13

1 week (2024-12-12)	-1.13%
1 month (2024-11-19)	1.82%
3 months (2024-09-19)	12.03%
6 months (2024-06-18)	22.47%

1 year (2023-12-19)	58.64%
2 years (2022-12-19)	103.06%
3 years (2021-12-17)	128.51%
5 years (2019-12-19)	170.55%

Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock undervalued or overvalued?

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 P/E ratio

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 34x. In other words, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares trade at around 34x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's PEG ratio

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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.1 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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies financials

Revenue TTM	$10.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	16.52%
Gross profit TTM	$2.6 billion
Return on assets TTM	5.45%
Return on equity TTM	10.37%
Profit margin	10.25%
Book value	$59.11
Market Capitalization more info button	$35 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's environmental, social and governance track record

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's total ESG risk score

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.).

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's environmental score

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's social score

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's governance score

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's controversy score

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.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

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

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 10.83% of net profits

Recently Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% 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% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's case, that would currently equate to about $0.77 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 26 November 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's shares ever split?

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.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's shares have ranged in value from as little as $120.2947 up to $207.51. 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 1.272. 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 overview

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. The company also offers positive train control equipment; pneumatic braking products; railway electronics; signal design and engineering services; distributed locomotive power, train cruise controls, and train remote controls; industrial/mobile Internet of Things hardware and software, edge-to-cloud, on and off-board analytics and rules, and asset performance management solutions; rail and shipper transportation management, and port visibility and optimization solutions; and network optimization solutions. In addition, it provides freight car trucks, braking equipment, and related components; air compressors and dryers; heat transfer components and systems; track and switch products; new commuter and switcher locomotives; and turbochargers. Further, the company offers freight locomotive overhauls, modernizations, and refurbishment services; locomotive and car maintenance; transit locomotive and car overhaul; unit exchange of locomotive components; and maintenance of way equipment and services. Additionally, it provides railway and freight braking equipment and related components; friction products, such as brake shoes, discs, and pads; heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment; access and platform screen doors; pantographs; auxiliary power converter and battery chargers; passenger information systems and closed-circuit television; signaling and railway electric relays; and doors, window assemblies, accessibility lifts, ramps, and electric charging solutions for buses. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.041% of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are held by insiders and 93.897% by institutions. How many people work for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies?
Latest data suggests 29,000 work at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. When does the fiscal year end for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies based?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's address is: 30 Isabella Street, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 15212 What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's ISIN number?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's international securities identification number is: US9297401088 What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's CUSIP number?
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 960386100