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FreightCar America, Inc.

$RAIL·$260M·Railroads·Industrials
$7.17-1.0%YTD-23.5%1Y-18.7%
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2026-08-18: 3 posts2026-08-19: 8 posts2026-08-20: 15 posts2026-08-21: 19 posts2026-08-22: 13 posts69+23%
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RARAIL
$RAILFreightCar America, Inc.
$7.17-0.97%69 posts+23%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $RAIL, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-25

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

At 1% of 52-week range with PIMCO now at 49% ownership after a warrant exercise diluted the float by 71%.

FreightCar America builds railcars for bulk commodities and containerized freight in North America. The stock is at $7.15, sitting at just 1% of its 52-week range — that's not a normal drawdown, it's a full round-trip lower — and there are two structural reasons the equity is where it is.

  • On June 26 warrant-holder OC III LFE II exercised warrants for 13.6M shares, pushing the share count from 19.2M to 32.8M — a 71% increase in float that materially diluted every existing holder
  • PIMCO now owns 16.8M shares or 48.8% of the post-dilution total (per the July 2 13D/A) — a controlling-adjacent stake that constrains near-term M&A optionality and puts the strategic direction largely in the debt-fund's hands
  • The board adopted a stockholder rights plan (poison pill) on August 5 — always a defensive move that either signals a takeover approach was made or that management wants to prevent one; either way, it's not a bullish operational signal
  • Q2 revenue was $113M down 33% year-over-year, and the Q2 EPS was -$0.02 versus expected -$0.003 (a 500% miss on tiny numbers) — the operational picture is weak in a cyclical way
  • Analyst 2026 revenue estimate is $506M growing to $855M by 2030 — the ramp assumes a rail-cycle recovery, which is a plausible thesis but a multi-year one

With PIMCO in near-control and the operational picture weak, this is a bet on the debt fund's plan more than on the business.

What to watch: The Q3 print on November 9 needs revenue reaccelerating and PIMCO commentary on strategic intent — the equity value depends on what the controlling holder does with the position, not on quarterly build volumes.

On the calendar: 2026-11-09 — Q3 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment14 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-27

RAILGUN sentiment is confidently bullish. Users highlight private volume up 3.25x over 2 years ($5.5B+), TVL up 1.6x to $89M+, cumulative fees $13M+ (all-time) with $5M in 2025 alone, and stakers earning 21.2% (DAO doubled bi-weekly payout from 2% to 4.2%). RAIL is deployed on Arbitrum with a proposal to deploy on Base 'really bullish' (payments-focused chain), and DEX listings on Lighter and Aster continue while Coinbase/Gemini remain absent. Bulls frame RAIL as fully confidential and organically adopted, contrasting fake-shilled privacy protocols. Skepticism is limited to noting fees only support half the yield; the modal stance is 'best form of DeFi farming, main privacy protocol on the strongest narrative'.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

North American railcar manufacturer building bulk commodity and containerized freight cars.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Railroads sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RAIL.

Railroads · Industrials

No material change from last week — FreightCar America benefits from order book rebuilding as shippers and lessors restock depleted car fleets.

What this means for $RAIL

Partial — North American railcar manufacturer building bulk commodity and containerized freight cars; partial earnings exposure to railroads demand dynamics through its product portfolio.

Top industry ETF

$IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF
+17.4%YTD
+20.8%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
8.3How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-23.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
6.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
9.9%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.3Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-33.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-2.2Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$-0.02$-0.00-500.6%
Q1 2026May 4, 2026$-0.04$-0.03-20.0%
Q4 2025Mar 9, 2026$0.16$0.18-11.1%
Q3 2025Nov 10, 2025$0.24$0.16+50.0%
Next earningsMon, Nov 9·consensus EPS $0.16

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$64.3M-33.2%16.8%-0.9%$1.27$-4.5M
Q4 FY25$125.6M-8.8%13.4%6.2%$-0.50$8.8M
Q3 FY25$160.5M+41.7%15.1%9.1%$-0.23$2.2M
Q2 FY25$118.6M-19.5%15.0%6.5%$0.36$7.9M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$506.2M$504.8M – $507.7M$0.46$0.44 – $0.482
FY27$653.3M$635.7M – $671.0M$0.91$0.90 – $0.942
FY28$715.4M$699.8M – $730.6M$0.95$0.92 – $0.981
FY29$783.2M$766.1M – $799.8M$1.10$1.07 – $1.131
FY30$855.4M$836.8M – $873.6M$1.25$1.21 – $1.281

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.2%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-11.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-22.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 26.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.7% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.495-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementAug 58-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 3.03 · Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

RAIL filed an 8-K (Item 1.01) disclosing entry into a material definitive agreement. Key financial terms include $0.01 . Material definitive agreements are significant corporate commitments and may be transformative depending on scope.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 2SC 13D/A
AI summary

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) filed Amendment No. 9 to its Schedule 13D on June 30, 2026, reporting a continued position of 16,815,361 shares (48.8%) of FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) common stock, with sole voting and dispositive power over the entire stake. The filer is a Delaware-registered investment adviser; the source of funds is listed as other. The excerpt does not detail any change in PIMCO's investment purpose or plans. At nearly 49% of shares outstanding, PIMCO is RAIL's dominant shareholder; this appears to be a routine compliance update.

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 163
AI summary

Rail Vision Ltd. (RAIL) filed a Form 3 on June 16, 2026 reporting initial beneficial ownership for a newly designated director, officer, or 10%+ holder. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only XBRL/cover page header without narrative ownership table details.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 168-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

Rail Vision Ltd. (RAIL) filed an 8-K Item 5.02 on June 16, 2026 reporting a change in directors or officers. Body unavailable — excerpt contains only XBRL header and cover-page boilerplate without the officer/director change narrative.

8-KShareholder voteApr 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

FreightCar America (RAIL) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on April 10, 2026, at which Class III directors were elected. Additional routine annual meeting proposals were also voted on. FreightCar America manufactures railroad freight cars including gondolas, hoppers, and intermodal platforms for U.S. railroads.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

FreightCar America, Inc. to Present at Midwest IDEAS Conferenceglobenewswire.com·9d agoFreightcar America, Inc. $RAIL Shares Sold by Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnershipdefenseworld.net·23d agoFreightcar America Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsdefenseworld.net·23d agoThe Board of Directors of FreightCar America, Inc. Adopts a Limited Duration Stockholder Rights Planglobenewswire.com·23d agoFreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·24d ago

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