宣布分红后，西屋空气制动科技（纽约证券交易所代码：WAB）创下1年新高|西屋_新浪财经

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Co. (NYSE:WAB – Get Rating) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday following a dividend announcement from the company. The company traded as high as $106.89 and last traded at $106.34, with a volume of 355010 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $103.45.

The newly announced dividend which will be paid on Friday, March 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 24th will be issued a $0.17 dividend. This represents a $0.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.64%. This is a boost from Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.15. Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies's dividend payout ratio is 16.62%.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on WAB. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $87.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, December 14th. Raymond James upped their price objective on shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from $103.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, December 9th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, January 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $108.00.

Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Trading Up 2.1 %

The firm's 50 day moving average price is $102.28 and its 200-day moving average price is $95.51. The stock has a market cap of $19.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in WAB. Gibson Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies by 6,350.0% in the fourth quarter. Gibson Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 258 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies during the third quarter valued at approximately $253,000. Eudaimonia Partners LLC bought a new position in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies during the first quarter valued at approximately $366,000. Moody National Bank Trust Division lifted its position in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies by 3.5% during the third quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 5,666 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $461,000 after purchasing an additional 189 shares during the period. Finally, M&T Bank Corp lifted its position in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies by 752.3% during the fourth quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 68,776 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $902,000 after purchasing an additional 60,707 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.47% of the company's stock.

About Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies

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Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp. engages in the provision of equipment, systems, and value-added services for the rail industry. It operates through the Freight and Transit segments. The Freight segment builds new locomotives, manufactures and services components for new and existing freight cars and locomotives, rebuilds freight locomotives, supplies railway electronics, positive train control equipment, and signal design and engineering services, and provides related heat exchange and cooling systems.