Denali Advisors LLC Makes New $1.22 Million Investment in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Denali Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 26,500 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,224,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $47,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the third quarter worth about $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,040 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $140,000 after acquiring an additional 2,245 shares in the last quarter. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $150,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 404.0% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,362 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares during the period. 95.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of GBX stock opened at $57.29 on Tuesday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $49.66 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.71. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $61.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a PE ratio of 10.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.68.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.52 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.38%.

Greenbrier Companies 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.