Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp shares valued at $395,832 were sold by Santana Rafael on Jan 06 ’26. At $220.15 per share, Santana Rafael sold 1,798 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 120,547 shares worth approximately $27.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Santana Rafael sold 1,798 shares, netting a total of over 391,349 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $217.66 each, the insider now holds 122,345 shares.
Before that, Santana Rafael had sold 1,798 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $383,969, the President and CEO traded Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp shares for $213.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,798 shares, worth approximately $28.15 million.
As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on January 08, 2026, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [WAB] has been rated up from a Peer perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $245. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of April 10, 2025, JP Morgan has initiated its “Neutral” rating for WAB. Earlier on April 25, 2024, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for WAB stock.
Analyzing WAB Stock Performance
On last trading session, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp [NYSE: WAB] plunged -0.31% to $226.77. The stock’s lowest price that day was $224.02, but it reached a high of $226.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.69%. Over the course of the year, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp shares have jumped approximately 18.21%.
Is Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by 88308.0 shares to 2.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.14 million shares. A decline of -4.31% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.61 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 2.61.
Which companies own the most shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp (WAB)?
In terms of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 242.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.6% from the previous closing price of $227.48. Analysts anticipate Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp stock to reach 264 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 221. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On February 15, 2024, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Market perform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $130.
