William Krueger Sells 6,000 Shares of Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Stock

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) COO William Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GBX opened at $52.48 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.17, a PEG ratio of 2.15 and a beta of 1.68. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $37.77 and a one year high of $66.29. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $47.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.22.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $641.52 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue 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, equities analysts expect that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is currently 22.38%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Quarry LP boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 6,900.0% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,120 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies in the third quarter worth $58,000. Danske Bank A S purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter valued at $61,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% during the second 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. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on GBX. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Greenbrier Companies presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.00.

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.