Fisher Asset Management LLC Trims Stock Position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Fisher Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 51.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 241,029 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 251,673 shares during the quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $11,128,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,190,000 after acquiring an additional 346,039 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $23,509,000 after purchasing an additional 152,524 shares in the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 256.8% during the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 91,340 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after purchasing an additional 65,739 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 10.2% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 655,464 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $30,184,000 after purchasing an additional 60,400 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $179,800,000 after buying an additional 51,624 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

GBX opened at $56.65 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $52.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.73. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $37.77 and a 1-year high of $59.19.

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

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were given 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 2.3%. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is presently 22.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Zacks Research upgraded Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Greenbrier Companies currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

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. 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.