Lease tank and freight railcars to various industries. Provide locomotives for transportation needs. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The market pays 19× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 17% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 23% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 11% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
The net profit margin is 19% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 8% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 57 buys and 34 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 11/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 17/100.
On our five-subject report card, GATX sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: GATX does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (17/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.