Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB), or Wabtec, gains 2,471% since 2005.
Wabtec provides locomotives, equipment, systems, and services for the freight rail and passenger transit industries, including locomotives powered by different fuels, engines, electric motors, propulsion systems, marine products, and mining products to customers around the world. WAB’s second-quarter fiscal 2026 report showed $3.2 billion in revenue (a 17.5% year-over-year gain), adjusted per-share earnings of $2.76 (up 21.6%), and increased 2026 revenue and EPS guidance to $12.5 billion and $10.90, respectively.
It’s no wonder WAB shares are up 43% this year – and they could rise more. MoneyFlows data shows how Big Money investors are betting heavily on the forward picture of the stock.
Institutional volumes reveal plenty. In the last year, WAB has enjoyed strong investor demand, which we believe to be institutional support.
Each green bar signals unusually large volumes in WAB shares. They reflect our proprietary inflow signal, pushing the stock higher:
Plenty of industrials names are under accumulation right now. But there’s a powerful fundamental story happening with Wabtec.
Institutional support and a healthy fundamental backdrop make this company worth investigating. As you can see, WAB has had strong sales and earnings growth:
Source: FactSet
Also, EPS is estimated to ramp higher this year by +14.3%.
Now it makes sense why the stock has been powering to new heights. WAB has a track record of strong financial performance.
Marrying great fundamentals with our proprietary software has found some big winning stocks over the long term.
Wabtec has been a top-rated stock at MoneyFlows. That means the stock has unusual buy pressure and growing fundamentals. We have a ranking process that showcases stocks like this on a weekly basis.
It’s made the rare Outlier 20 report 41 times and is up 2,471% since the first outlier inflow signal. The blue bar below shows when WAB was a top pick in the last decade…Big Money loves it:
Tracking unusual volumes reveals the power of money flows.
This is a trait that most outlier stocks exhibit…the best of the best. Big Money demand drives stocks upward.
The WAB rally isn’t new at all. Big Money buying in the shares is signaling to take notice. Given the historical gains in share price and strong fundamentals, this stock could be worth a spot in a diversified portfolio.
Disclosure: the author holds no position in WAB at the time of publication.
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Lucas is a well-versed equity investor and educator. He currently is co-founder of research and analytics firm, MAPsignals.com, which focuses on finding outlier stocks by following the Big Money.