Insider Trading February 27, 2026

Wabtec President Disposes $302K Stake as Shares Hover Near Yearly Peak

Sameer Gaur sold 1,150 shares on Feb. 26 as the company posts quarterly upside and analyst price-target lift

By Marcus Reed WAB
Wabtec President Disposes $302K Stake as Shares Hover Near Yearly Peak
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Sameer Gaur, President of Global Freight Services at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies (NASDAQ: WAB), sold 1,150 shares on February 26, 2026, realizing roughly $302,015. The sale occurred while WAB shares traded close to a 52-week high and after the company reported a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter for 2025 that prompted a higher price target from Stephens.

Key Points

  • Sameer Gaur, President, Global Freight Services at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies, sold 1,150 shares on February 26, 2026, for about $302,015 at a weighted average price of $262.6223.
  • After the sale Gaur directly owns 12,017 shares; WAB shares were trading near a 52-week high of $266.27 and have returned 46% over the past year.
  • WAB reported Q4 2025 EPS of $2.10 on revenue of $3 billion, surpassing consensus and prompting Stephens to raise its price target from $230 to $290 while keeping an Overweight rating.

Sameer Gaur, who serves as President, Global Freight Services at Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp., executed a sale of 1,150 shares of common stock on February 26, 2026, for approximately $302,015. The transactions carried a weighted average sale price of $262.6223 per share, with individual execution prices recorded between $262.605 and $262.65.

Following the disposal, Gaur retains direct ownership of 12,017 shares in Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies. The sale occurred while WAB shares were trading near their 52-week high of $266.27. Over the past 12 months the stock has delivered a total return of 46 percent.

Market commentary included an InvestingPro assessment that positions WAB as appearing overvalued at current levels. That analysis notes the availability of 18 additional ProTips to subscribers.

Separately, Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies reported fourth-quarter 2025 results that outpaced expectations. The company posted earnings per share of $2.10, above both the consensus estimate of $2.08 and Stephens’ internal projection of $2.07. Revenue for the quarter totaled $3 billion, topping the anticipated $2.86 billion.

Stephens responded to the quarter by raising its price target for the company from $230 to $290 while maintaining an Overweight rating. The firm attributed the earnings beat primarily to stronger-than-expected revenue, while noting that transit margins came in below expectations and partially offset the upside in top-line performance.

Taken together, the insider sale, the recent earnings beat, and the analyst price-target adjustment are immediate facts for market participants to note. The sale details - specific share counts, execution prices, and remaining direct holdings - are publicly recorded transactions. The company results and the subsequent Stephens action are similarly factual disclosures tied to the fourth quarter of 2025.


Contextual note: This piece reports the transaction and company results as disclosed. It does not attempt to infer the motivation behind the insider sale or to project future stock performance beyond the stated analyst action and reported financial metrics.

Risks

  • Valuation concern identified by InvestingPro that WAB appears overvalued at current levels - this affects equity investors and market participants tracking transportation and rail equipment stocks.
  • Lower-than-expected transit margins in the quarter partially offset revenue strength - a risk for profitability metrics and operating-ratio sensitive analyses in the rail and transit equipment sector.
  • Insider selling during a period when the stock sits near its 52-week high may be interpreted variously by market participants, creating short-term sentiment volatility in the stock and related transportation sector peers.

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