Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Stock Position Lifted by Public Sector Pension Investment Board

Public Sector Pension Investment Board lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 12.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,427 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 13,655 shares during the quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $5,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of GBX. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at about $47,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the third quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 2,245 shares during the period. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $150,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 404.0% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,362 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $155,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on GBX shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price for the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Susquehanna upped their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Greenbrier Companies stock opened at $57.74 on Thursday. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $37.77 and a 12-month high of $58.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a PE ratio of 10.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $50.11 and its 200-day moving average is $46.88.

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

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.38%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the business’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 of the company’s stock, valued at $2,963,100. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

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.