The end of an earnings season can be a great time to discover new stocks and assess how companies are handling the current business environment. Let’s take a look at how Trinity (NYSE: TRN) and the rest of the heavy transportation equipment stocks fared in Q1.

Heavy transportation equipment companies are investing in automated vehicles that increase efficiencies and connected machinery that collects actionable data. Some are also developing electric vehicles and mobility solutions to address customers’ concerns about carbon emissions, creating new sales opportunities. On the other hand, heavy transportation equipment companies are at the whim of economic cycles. Interest rates, for example, can greatly impact the construction and transport volumes that drive demand for these companies’ offerings.

The 12 heavy transportation equipment stocks we track reported a mixed Q1. As a group, revenues along with next quarter’s revenue guidance were in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

Thankfully, share prices of the companies have been resilient as they are up 6.7% on average since the latest earnings results.

Trinity (NYSE: TRN)

Operating under the trade name TrinityRail, Trinity (NYSE: TRN) is a provider of railcar products and services in North America.

Trinity reported revenues of $492 million, down 16% year on year. This print fell short of analysts’ expectations by 8.7%. Overall, it was a disappointing quarter for the company with a significant miss of analysts’ adjusted operating income and EPS estimates.

"We're pleased to raise our full-year EPS guidance to a range of $2.20 to $2.40, representing a 16% increase at the midpoint," said Trinity's Chief Executive Officer and President, Jean Savage.

Interestingly, the stock is up 11.5% since reporting and currently trades at $34.29.

Read our full report on Trinity here, it’s free.

Best Q1: Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW)

Once manufacturing snowplows designed for the iconic jeep vehicle precursor, Douglas Dynamics (NYSE: PLOW) offers snow and ice equipment for the roads and sidewalks.

Douglas Dynamics reported revenues of $137.8 million, up 19.8% year on year, outperforming analysts’ expectations by 3.4%. The business had an incredible quarter with a beat of analysts’ EPS and EBITDA estimates.

Douglas Dynamics delivered the highest full-year guidance raise among its peers. The market seems happy with the results as the stock is up 8.3% since reporting. It currently trades at $48.28.

Is now the time to buy Douglas Dynamics? Access our full analysis of the earnings results here, it’s free.

Slowest Q1: Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX)

Having designed the industry’s first double-decker railcar in the 1980s, Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX) supplies the freight rail transportation industry with railcars and related services.

Greenbrier reported revenues of $587.5 million, down 22.9% year on year, falling short of analysts’ expectations by 11.5%. It was a disappointing quarter as it posted full-year revenue and EPS guidance missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

Greenbrier delivered the weakest performance against analyst estimates, slowest revenue growth, and weakest full-year guidance update in the group. Interestingly, the stock is up 2.4% since the results and currently trades at $48.78.

Read our full analysis of Greenbrier’s results here.

Cummins (NYSE: CMI)

With more than half of the heavy-duty truck market using its engines at one point, Cummins (NYSE: CMI) offers engines and power systems.

Cummins reported revenues of $8.40 billion, up 2.7% year on year. This result topped analysts’ expectations by 0.9%. Aside from that, it was a mixed quarter as it also logged a decent beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 10.2% since reporting and currently trades at $723.80.

Read our full, actionable report on Cummins here, it’s free.

Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD)

With around a century of experience, Blue Bird (NASDAQ: BLBD) is a manufacturer of school buses and complementary parts.

Blue Bird reported revenues of $352.6 million, down 1.7% year on year. This print beat analysts’ expectations by 6.5%. Overall, it was an exceptional quarter as it also recorded an impressive beat of analysts’ EBITDA estimates.

The stock is up 13.4% since reporting and currently trades at $73.76.

Read our full, actionable report on Blue Bird here, it’s free.

Market Update

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