Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemGreenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX – Get Free Report) shares saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 732,013 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 79% from the previous session’s volume of 408,880 shares.The stock last traded at $48.0310 and had previously closed at $48.36.
Analyst Ratings Changes
GBX has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Greenbrier Companies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.00.
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Greenbrier Companies Stock Down 0.3%
The company has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of 8.42, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.68.
Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The company had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.52 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, April 20th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 20th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. This is a boost from Greenbrier Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.38%.
Insider Activity
In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,963,100. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Gen Wealth Partners Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $38,000. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 6,900.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,120 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the period. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at $58,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 4th quarter valued at $61,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,040 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 2,245 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.
Greenbrier Companies Company Profile
The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of freight transportation equipment and services. The company designs, engineers and manufactures railroad freight cars—such as intermodal well cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and double-stack cars—as well as marine barges for domestic and international customers. Beyond original equipment production, Greenbrier provides aftermarket services including maintenance, repair, refurbishment and mechanical overhauls under long-term service agreements.
Greenbrier’s operations are organized into OEM and aftermarket segments, with manufacturing facilities and engineering centers across North America, Europe and Russia.