10 Best Railroad Stocks to Buy According to Analysts

7. Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN)

Stock Upside: 9.84%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 21

Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) is one of the best railroad stocks to buy according to analysts. On March 5, Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.31 per share. The payout will be distributed on April 30, 2026, to shareholders of record as of April 15. This payment is the company’s 248th consecutive quarterly dividend payment and extends a 56-year unbroken dividend streak.

The $0.31 per share is a 3.3% increase from the previous rate that had been held flat across all four quarters of 2025. Trinity announced the higher payout in December 2025, which coincided with the company’s completion of a strategic restructuring of its railcar investment partnerships with Napier Park. During the Q4 earnings call, management tied the dividend increase to confidence in its business model.

Speaking of earnings, the company shared the Q4 and full year 2025 financial report on February 12. The report stated that quarterly revenue came in at $611.2 million, down 3% year over year. This was mainly due to lower external deliveries in the Rail Products Group, and partially offset by higher lease rates and increased maintenance‑services revenue.

Quarterly EPS from continuing operations were $2.31, up from $0.38 a year earlier and well above the consensus estimate of $0.70. The growth was driven by higher lease rates, gains on lease‑portfolio sales, lower administrative expenses and a $194 million non‑cash pretax gain from the restructuring of a railcar partnership, noted management.

Trinity Industries, Inc. (NYSE:TRN) is a US industrial company focused on rail transportation products and services. It manufactures and leases freight railcars, including tank cars, boxcars, covered hoppers, and gondolas, while also providing railcar maintenance and management services through its TrinityRail platform.