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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation · WAB · FY2024 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2024
Wabtec Q2: Strong Growth, Higher EPS Guidance, Softer H2 Margins
Wabtec's Q2 results support a constructive operating picture: strong freight demand, a large Tier 4 order, and higher EPS guidance provide evidence of near-term momentum. The thesis is moderated by expected second-half margin pressure, regulatory uncertainty, and execution requirements around cost savings and portfolio optimization.
Reported Before market openNYSEIndustrials
$46.00B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.96
Consensus $1.88
EPS surprise
+4.3%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.64B
Consensus $2.64B
Revenue surprise
+0.2%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-6.4%
Event window
SPY move
-2.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-4.2%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.9×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+2.7%
Up to 20 sessions
WABSPY benchmark
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Why did WAB fall 6.4% after beating EPS estimates in FY2024 Q2?What changed in WAB's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for WAB after FY2024 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, Wabtec reported another strong quarter, raised 2024 adjusted EPS guidance to $7.20-$7.50, added a $600 million Tier 4 order to backlog, and introduced Green Friction commercial deployment in Greater Paris. Management also made the expected second-half margin moderation more explicit.
Guidance delta
2024 adjusted EPS guidance was raised to $7.20-$7.50 per share from the prior $7.00-$7.40 range.
Key takeaways
- Q2 sales grew nearly 10% year over year and adjusted EPS increased 39%, beating expectations.
- A new multiyear $600 million Tier 4 locomotive order strengthened the backlog, which stood at $7.3 billion over 12 months.
- Management expects second-half margin expansion to moderate because of mix shifts and lower fixed-cost absorption.
Management priorities
- Expand Tier 4, digital intelligence, decarbonization, and international offerings.
- Continue Integration 2.0 savings and portfolio optimization, including the planned reduction of $110 million in low-margin revenue.
- Pursue opportunistic acquisitions while maintaining disciplined share repurchases and dividend payouts.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$277.67Current
$103Low
$252.5Average
$355High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 27, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 22, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Positive | Positive | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Rothschild & Co | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Mar 26, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jan 8, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Apr 24, 2025 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 15, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 28, 2023 |
| Atlantic Equities | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 16, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Buckingham | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 16, 2019 |
| Citi | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Wellington Shields | Hold | Gradually Accumulate | Downgrade | May 16, 2018 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 14, 2018 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 4, 2018 |
| Edward Jones | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 26, 2017 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Dec 21, 2016 |
| Longbow Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 25, 2016 |
| CLSA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Wunderlich | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 9, 2014 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 5, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $277.67. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens | Justin Long | $330 | $289.98 | +18.8% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $289.98 | +22.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Analyst unavailable | $340 | $289.98 | +22.4% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $355 | $289.98 | +27.8% | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $318 | $266.64 | +14.5% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $303 | $268.82 | +9.1% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $305 | $261.47 | +9.8% | Apr 23, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $291 | $261.47 | +4.8% | Apr 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $315 | $258.8 | +13.4% | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $300 | $261.15 | +8.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| KeyBanc | Steve Barger | $308 | $254.42 | +10.9% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $280 | $232.6 | +0.8% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Angel Castillo | $264 | $224.9 | -4.9% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Analyst unavailable | $245 | $216.62 | -11.8% | Jan 8, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $221 | $204.27 | -20.4% | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $240 | $195.71 | -13.6% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| KeyBanc | Steve Barger | $240 | $205.87 | -13.6% | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Stephens | Justin Long | $205 | $187.34 | -26.2% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Susquehanna | Bascome Majors | $220 | $191.15 | -20.8% | Oct 21, 2024 |
| KeyBanc | Steve Barger | $185 | $163.38 | -33.4% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Stephens | Justin Long | $180 | $163.38 | -35.2% | Apr 25, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Saree Boroditsky | $150 | $126.99 | -46.0% | Jan 11, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Raymond James Raymond James | $115 | $100.19 | -58.6% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $106 | $103.86 | -61.8% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Felix Boeschen | $103 | $94.83 | -62.9% | Aug 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $87 | $93.49 | -68.7% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $94.42 | -60.4% | Aug 8, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $84 | $83.45 | -69.7% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $113 | $91.59 | -59.3% | May 2, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationWestinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB) delivers a comprehensive suite of advanced technological solutions, equipment, and services tailored for the global freight railway and urban mass transit sectors. Its operations are bifurcated into two principal divisions: Freight and Transit. The Freight segment develops, produces, and maintains critical components for both newly manufactured and operational freight carriages and locomotives. This includes constructing brand-new commuter-focused locomotives, undertaking comprehensive rebuilding of freight locomotives, and delivering sophisticated railway electronic systems, positive train control (PTC) technology, signal design expertise, and related engineering provisions. This segment also furnishes essential heat exchange and cooling apparatus. Its clientele encompasses major publicly listed railway operators, equipment leasing firms, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of locomotives and freight cars, and various utility companies.…
Historical context
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Missed on EPS
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-10-17T05:10:49.140638+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-27T01:20:44.257796+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-27T01:20:44.254822+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-27. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.