FreightCar America Inc. (RAIL)

Shares of Fogo De Chao, Vonage, Corrections Corporation of America and FreightCar America all took hits Tuesday.

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Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 8/16/16, FreightCar America Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.09, payable on 8/24/16. As a percentage of RAIL's recent stock price of $13.95, this dividend works out to approximately 0.65%, so look for shares of FreightCar America Inc to trade 0.65% lower — all else being equal — when RAIL shares open for trading on 8/16/16.

FreightCar America (RAIL) reported a surprise loss for the 2016 second quarter after yesterday's market close.

The stock is off some 8% today and 40% since the fall. Is a buyout next?

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced that Howard Broadfoot joined the company as Vice President, Manufacturing - Shoals on June 27, 2016.

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both.

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Theodore (Ted) W.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 5/17/16, FreightCar America Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.09, payable on 5/25/16. As a percentage of RAIL's recent stock price of $13.72, this dividend works out to approximately 0.66%, so look for shares of FreightCar America Inc to trade 0.66% lower — all else being equal — when RAIL shares open for trading on 5/17/16.

The Board of Directors of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, with net income of $12.

FreightCar America, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAIL) will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday May 3, 2016 at 11:00 a.

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FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) today reported results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2015, with net income of $11.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, on 2/16/16, FreightCar America Inc will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.09, payable on 2/24/16. As a percentage of RAIL's recent stock price of $19.39, this dividend works out to approximately 0.46%.

The Board of Directors of FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) has declared a regular cash dividend of $0.

FreightCar America, Inc. (Nasdaq: RAIL) will host a conference call and live webcast on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at 11:00 a.

FreightCar America, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAIL) announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Matthew (Matt) S.

Looking at the universe of stocks we cover at Dividend Channel, in trading on Monday, shares of FreightCar America Inc were yielding above the 2% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $0.36), with the stock changing hands as low as $17.43 on the day. Dividends are particularly important for investors to consider, because historically speaking dividends have provided a considerable share of the stock market's total return.

The DividendRank formula at Dividend Channel ranks a coverage universe of thousands of dividend stocks, according to a proprietary formula designed to identify those stocks that combine two important characteristics — strong fundamentals and a valuation that looks inexpensive. FreightCar America Inc presently has an excellent rank, in the top 25% of the coverage universe, which suggests it is among the top most "interesting" ideas that merit further research by investors.