CenterBook Partners LP Takes Position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

CenterBook Partners LP purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 51,238 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GBX. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $47,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter valued at $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% in 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 last quarter. EMC Capital Management acquired a new stake in Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter worth about $150,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 404.0% in 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 during the period. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on GBX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Susquehanna raised their price objective on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research raised 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 assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 0.4%

NYSE:GBX opened at $57.93 on Friday. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $37.77 and a 1 year high of $58.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $50.32 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.96. The stock has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.13, a PEG ratio of 2.42 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 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $641.52 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.72 earnings per share. Greenbrier Companies’s revenue 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders 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 payout ratio is presently 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the 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 completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Greenbrier Companies

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.