NYSE: WAB

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (WAB) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$294.97+3.19 (+1.1%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

This week Wabtec secured a $390 million Material and Technical Support Agreement with Transnet Engineering in South Africa to support locomotive fleet reliability, and priced a $500 million offering of 5.900% senior notes due 2037, with proceeds earmarked to repay its 3.450% notes maturing in November 2026. CEO Rafael Santana sold 2,174 shares on November 2-3 under a Rule 10b5-1(c) trading plan, a background item alongside an 8K filing dated November 3.

WAB closed at $294.97, up 1.1%, sitting above both its 50-day average of $285.20 and 200-day average of $268.91, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 52.9, placing the stock in the Neutral zone, down 5.8 over the past five readings. Price sits 4.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $282.20. The 52-week range spans $194.93 to $306.64, with a one-year return of 43.9%.

The next earnings report is scheduled for 10 February 2027, 97 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current window, though one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder are noted. Six covering analysts show 4 buy and 2 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $332.08, implying 12.6% consensus upside. Seasonality from this calendar point has averaged a 4.2% gain over the next 20 trading days across 5 years, rising in 4 of them, worth noting alongside the recent debt refinancing activity.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies price vs fair value

$294.97$282.20Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $294.97200-day averageGekko Fair Value $282.20

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies quick facts

Market cap
$49.50B
P/E ratio
35.6
Forward P/E
23.8
EPS, TTM
$8.05
Revenue, TTM
$12.21B
Profit margin
11.2%
Dividend yield
0.42%
Beta
0.93
Volume
946,240 avg 1.03M
1-year return
+43.9%
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±4.7%
50-day average
$285.20
200-day average
$268.91
Next earnings
Feb 10 before open
Shares outstanding
168.9M
52-week range
$194.93$306.64

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies swing-trade checklist

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies scores 3 supportive, 2 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive2 mixed0 headwinds

  • Trendsupportive

    Above 50 and 200-day

    Close $294.97 is above the 50-day ($285.20) and 200-day ($268.91) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.

    See the chart
  • GekkoIndexmixed

    52.9, Neutral

    Reading 52.9 is in the Neutral zone.

    See the GekkoIndex
  • Fair valuemixed

    4.5% above

    Price is within 5% of Gekko Fair Value (4.5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

    See smart money
  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 97 days

    Next report Feb 10, 2027, 97 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.2% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.2% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

    See seasonality

A description of current data, not a recommendation. How this page works

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock chart and price history

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies closed at $294.97 on Nov 4, 2026, +43.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $194.93 to $306.64.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$200$225$250$275DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct294.97

Use the left and right arrow keys to read daily values.

Performance Breakdown

1 month
+1.3%
3 months
−0.1%
6 months
+9.1%
1 year
+43.9%
The full WAB chart adds GekkoIndex, insider, options, Congress and hedge fund markers, plus TrendCandles™.Open WAB in Gekko

Follow Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies through every session

Put WAB on a Gekko watchlist and see its GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and smart money signals update on the chart as they change.

Track WAB in GekkoFree for 7 days. No credit card required.

About Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies supplies equipment, parts, and support services used in freight rail networks and city transit systems across the globe. Its work covers building and refurbishing locomotives, producing braking and signaling equipment, and manufacturing components like couplers, undercarriages, and cooling systems that keep trains and railcars running.

The business runs through two main divisions. One focuses on freight, creating and servicing parts for locomotives and freight cars while working with railway operators, leasing businesses, equipment makers, and utility clients. The other handles transit, covering the upkeep and production of parts for commuter trains, subway cars, light rail, and buses, including climate control units, doors, platform screen doors, pantographs, and boarding lifts. Its transit-side customers include transit authorities, city governments, leasing firms, and vehicle builders. Across both areas, the company also produces friction materials, traction motors, window units, and switching equipment.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies traces its founding back to 1869 and runs its headquarters out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is listed on the NYSE under the ticker WAB.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Producer manufacturing
Industry
Trucks/Construction/Farm machinery
Website
wabteccorp.com

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 52.9, in the Neutral zone, down 5.8 points over five sessions.

010052.9Neutral

Down 5.8 points over five sessions.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying13+2.1%+3.4%+6.3%+10.1%
Accumulation165+1.0%+3.0%+4.8%+8.4%
Neutral (current zone)439+0.5%+0.6%+1.8%+5.7%
Distribution75+0.5%+0.9%+0.7%+4.3%
Selling5Too few readings yet

Average WAB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →

See every daily GekkoIndex reading plotted over the WAB price, zone by zone.Track WAB in Gekko

Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies trades 4.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $282.20, so the shares are about fair value on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$282.20

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

4.5% above fair value · About fair value

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 0.1% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$282$292Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

How Gekko Fair Value works →

Gekko Fair Value on every chart, with the gap to price updating daily.Open WAB in Gekko

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for WAB in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

Every WAB insider filing, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open WAB in Gekko

Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in WAB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

Congress disclosures for WAB, plotted on the chart in Gekko.Open WAB in Gekko

Buybacks

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies has been buying back its own shares.

Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
$305.0M
As a share of market cap
0.62%
Trailing four quarters
$837.0M

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold WAB.

0added0opened2trimmed0sold out
Which funds are on each side, name by name.Unlock in Gekko

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies earnings: next date and track record

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies reports on Feb 10, 2027, before the open (97 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports.

7 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.5%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

−5.3%Jul ’24−0.3%Oct ’24−5.6%Feb ’25+8.9%Apr ’25+2.1%Jul ’25−0.5%Oct ’25+0.8%Feb ’26+4.6%Apr ’26

Last earnings call, Apr 22, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Wabtec reported Q1 2026 sales of $3 billion, up 13% year-over-year, with adjusted EPS up 19%. Cash flow from operations was $199 million. 12-month backlog grew 13% while multiyear backlog exceeded $30 billion, up 38%. Key wins included a multibillion-dollar mining order, a $210 million North American modernization contract, and a $54 million Transit order. International markets showed robust growth across Kazakhstan, Latin America, Africa, and India.
Guidance
Management expressed confidence in continued momentum given strong backlog visibility. North American railcar builds projected at ~24,000 units for 2026, down 22% from 2025. No specific EPS or revenue targets were provided in this excerpt, but capital deployment of $4.5 billion since 2020 signals continued acquisition activity.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Apr 22, 2026$2.71
est $2.52
+7.6%$2.95B
est $2.96B
−0.5%+4.6%
Feb 18, 2026$2.10
est $2.08
+1.0%$2.97B
est $2.87B
+3.5%+0.8%
Oct 22, 2025$2.32
est $2.28
+1.8%$2.89B
est $2.88B
+0.2%−0.5%
Jul 22, 2025$2.27
est $2.17
+4.6%$2.71B
est $2.77B
−2.3%+2.1%
Apr 22, 2025$2.28
est $2.03
+12.5%$2.61B
est $2.61B
+0.1%+8.9%
Feb 12, 2025$1.68
est $1.73
−3.0%$2.58B
est $2.62B
−1.5%−5.6%
Oct 23, 2024$2.00
est $1.90
+5.3%$2.66B
est $2.68B
−0.7%−0.3%
Jul 24, 2024$1.96
est $1.88
+4.3%$2.64B
est $2.64B
+0.2%−5.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is $332.08, +12.6% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$332.08consensus 12-month target, +12.6% from the last close
Low $315High $355
Buy4
Hold2
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Nov 4Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, maintained$332+12.6%
Oct 22KeyBancBuy, maintained——
Oct 22CitiBuy, maintained$334+13.2%
Oct 22Morgan StanleyBuy, reiterated$355+20.4%
Oct 21Bank of America SecuritiesBuy, reiterated$332+12.6%
+1.8%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.2%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies averaged +4.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

−3.8%2021+6.6%2022+7.8%2023+6.1%2024+4.4%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+4.2%5 of 5
Next 10 trading days+2.1%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+3.2%5 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.2%4 of 5
Next 30 trading days+4.0%4 of 5

For scale, WAB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 4.7%.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies market cap and key statistics

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s market cap is $49.50B, with a P/E ratio of 35.6 and revenue of $12.21B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$49.50B
P/E ratio
35.6
Forward P/E
23.8
EPS, TTM
$8.05
Gekko Fair Value
$282.20

Trading

Volume
946,240
Avg volume, 20 days
1.03M
52-week high
$306.64
52-week low
$194.93
Shares outstanding
168.9M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$12.21B
Profit margin
11.2%
Return on equity
12.2%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
+33.7%

Risk and income

Beta
0.93
Typical daily move
±2.8%
Typical 20-day move
±4.7%
Dividend yield
0.42%

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies peers

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
CATCaterpillar−3.0%Buying10.0% below
DEDeere+0.2%Neutral19.9% above
PCARPACCAR+2.5%Accumulation11.7% above
CNHCNH Industrial−1.4%Neutral17.5% below
TTCToro−1.1%Distribution10.4% above
BWABorgWarner−4.2%Buying24.1% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

Popular on Gekko

More stocks in Trucks/Construction/Farm machinery

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock FAQ

What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s market cap?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s market cap is $49.50B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $294.97, with 168.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 35.6.

What is the Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is $332.08, +12.6% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 4 rate it a buy, 2 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is about fair value: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $294.97 is 4.5% above Gekko Fair Value of $282.20. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies report earnings next?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies is expected to report on Feb 10, 2027, before the market opens (97 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $2.67 per share on revenue of $3.23B. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies beat the earnings estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.5% on average across the report.

What is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s 52-week high and low?

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies’s 52-week high is $306.64 and its 52-week low is $194.93; it closed at $294.97 on Nov 4, 2026, +43.9% over the past year.

Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (trend, earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

See Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies the way Gekko members do

Every GekkoIndex reading, insider trade, options bet and Congress disclosure plotted on the chart, plus the 5,800-name screener and trade planning tools.

Join 1,460 other traders using Gekko

Start Your FREE 7 Day Trial → Every feature unlocked. No credit card required.