Wabtec price target raised to $253 from $233 at BofA

BofA raised the firm’s price target on Wabtec (WAB) to $253 from $233 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm looks to expand its exposure to cyclical Transport stocks into 2026, with a focus on cost conscious AI-enabled share gainers, the analyst tells investors in a year-ahead note on the sector. Demand should be aided by the Big Beautiful Bill’s benefits of bonus depreciation, leading to infrastructure investments, $1.4 trillion in expected expenditures over the next three years on data centers and power supply, lower interest rates and potential flow through to the housing and forest product segments, the analyst says.