Westinghouse logged a 9.9% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $163.17 per share. The S&P 500 index moved -0.0%. WAB's trading volume is 2,629,528 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,048,506.
Westinghouse trades 7.11% away from its average analyst target price of $152.34 per share. The 10 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $130.0 to $175.0, and on average have given Westinghouse a rating of buy.
Anyone interested in buying WAB should be aware of the facts below:
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Westinghouse's current price is 111.2% above its Graham number of $77.25, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
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Westinghouse has moved 53.8% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 25.0%
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Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.53, Westinghouse has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 36.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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WAB has a forward P/E ratio of 21.4 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $7.62 per share
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The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 1.8 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Westinghouse is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
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Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 2.77 compared to its sector average of 4.06
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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.
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Based in Pittsburgh, the company has 29,000 full time employees and a market cap of $28.85 Billion. Westinghouse currently returns an annual dividend yield of 0.5%.