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$21.74 -3.86 (-15.08%)

11/6/2009 4:00 PM

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)

CAPS Rating: 4 out of 5

The Company is a manufacturer of aluminum-bodied railcars in North America, based on the number of railcars delivered.

Current Price	$21.74	Mkt Cap	$259.81M
Open	$21.07	P/E Ratio	9.62
Prev. Close	$25.60	Div. (Yield)	0.24 (0.90%)
Daily Range	$20.34 - $22.49	Volume	1,467,722
52-Wk Range	$14.05 - $27.08	Avg. Daily Vol.	211,000

RAIL News and Commentary

UPDATE 1-FreightCar America Q3 profit sinks, to cut more jobsNovember 06, 2009 – Reuters
Top-Rated Stocks Trouncing the MarketOctober 27, 2009 – The Motley Fool
Tuesday's Biggest Stock StarsSeptember 23, 2009 – The Motley Fool
UPDATE 1-FreightCar America Q2 results better than expectedSeptember 22, 2009 – Reuters
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One Practical Way to Avoid Huge LossesApril 15, 2008 – The Motley Fool

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All Members

808 Outperform

35 Underperform

All-Star Members

236 Outperform

5 Underperform

Wall Street

5 Outperform

0 Underperform

Top RAIL Bull/Bear Pitches

The best Bull and Bear pitches based on recency and number of recommendations.

SamTheHobbit (28.68)
Submitted November 01, 2009

A beat up value play.

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Lucky13FlyAH64 (32.95)
Submitted March 29, 2008

Dangerously weak fundamentals. Weak technicals.

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RAIL VS S&P 500 (SPY)

RAIL Summary

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Machinery
Tags: It's a Verb! (39), It's a Noun! (71), Micro Cap (4871), Cyclical (3522), Industrials (725), Machinery (135)

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Recs

SamTheHobbit (28.68) Submitted: 10/31/2009 8:59:27 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $23.61 RAIL Score: -10.80

A beat up value play.

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michaeltbryant (< 20) Submitted: 9/22/2009 1:00:08 PM : Outperform

Start Price: $23.98 RAIL Score: -9.39

As economy grows, more and more box cars will be needed.

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00100 (95.30) Submitted: 9/21/2009 3:45:14 PM : Underperform

Start Price: $20.38 RAIL Score: -6.04

Downthumb. Negative free cash flow. 16% sales growth. No debt. But low margins and high risk. Missed quarterly report filing deadline.

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Score Leader

zeno69 (< 20) Score: +48.30

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in RAIL.

Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	Commentary
Raildb	34.67	1/29/2007	1Y	$54.04	-59.77%	-20.03%	+39.74	1 Comment
tommarsh100	< 20	12/15/2006	5Y	$53.19	-59.13%	-20.40%	+38.73	1 Comment
lthayles	26.57	3/19/2007	3M	$48.81	-55.46%	-18.67%	+36.79
alexs85	23.04	6/7/2007	3Y	$50.74	-57.15%	-24.58%	+32.57	1 Comment
heilmannj	< 20	6/15/2007	5Y	$50.13	-56.63%	-26.36%	+30.28
wvujeff	31.63	6/11/2008	3W	$41.55	-47.68%	-18.27%	+29.41
AxelBob	< 20	~~5/2/2007~~ 6/25/2008	3Y	$46.28	-53.03%	-24.43%	+28.60
LongStrangle	92.85	8/1/2008	NS	$37.08	-41.37%	-12.88%	+28.49
floridaoranges	< 20	8/16/2007	3Y	$40.44	-46.25%	-18.16%	+28.08
payochi	< 20	9/17/2008	3W	$32.79	-33.69%	-6.08%	+27.61

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Wall Street

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Member Name	Member Rating	Start Date	Time Frame	Start Price	Stock Gain	S&P Gain	Score	End Date	Commentary
TrackLongbow	74.46	2/18/2009	NS	$17.10	+18.31%	+31.37%	-13.06	8/25/2009 @ $20.23
TrackUBS	86.41	9/19/2008	NS	$37.43	-44.17%	-31.63%	+12.53	1/13/2009 @ $20.90
TrackJefferies	75.83	5/9/2008	NS	$35.81	-39.29%	-19.73%	-19.57
TrackJGreenblatt	48.54	4/11/2008	1Y	$33.23	-41.59%	-34.84%	-6.75	4/20/2009 @ $19.41	2 Comments
TrackSoros	65.62	9/30/2007	NS	$37.46	-41.97%	-26.44%	-15.53		1 Comment
TrackKeyBanc	90.40	7/18/2007	NS	$53.48	-59.35%	-26.88%	-32.47
TrackCLKing	< 20	7/11/2007	NS	$48.92	-55.56%	-25.27%	-30.29
TrackJimCramer	< 20	6/18/2007	3W	$49.46	-56.04%	-26.24%	-29.80
TrackJGreenblatt	48.54	1/1/2007	1Y	$55.14	-36.39%	+4.52%	-40.90	1/2/2008 @ $35.08	1 Comment
TrackJGreenblatt	48.54	4/13/2006	1Y	$62.50	-9.65%	+11.98%	-21.63	1/1/2007 @ $56.47
TrackJimCramer	< 20	3/30/2006	3W	$64.54	-21.75%	+17.75%	+39.49	6/19/2007 @ $50.50

FreightCar America, Inc. (RAIL)

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