Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Shares Sold by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. trimmed its position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 21.1% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,324,954 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 354,425 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $61,173,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $47,000. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the third quarter worth $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% in 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 during the period. EMC Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 2nd quarter valued at $150,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. lifted 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 valued at $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $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 this link. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:GBX opened at $56.65 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.75 billion, a PE ratio of 9.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $52.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.73. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $37.77 and a 12-month high of $59.19.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The firm’s revenue was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.38%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.