Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Sells $328,185.44 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Patrick Gruber sold 186,469 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total transaction of $328,185.44. Following the sale, the director directly owned 3,728,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,563,027.68. The trade was a 4.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Gevo Price Performance

GEVO opened at $1.86 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.99 and a 200 day simple moving average of $2.03. The firm has a market cap of $452.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 0.99. Gevo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $1.10 and a twelve month high of $2.97. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $42.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.90 million. Gevo had a negative net margin of 19.38% and a negative return on equity of 5.06%. Equities research analysts expect that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting Gevo

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright lifted its earnings outlook for Gevo, including higher EPS estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, FY2029 and FY2030, while maintaining a Buy rating. This suggests analysts see better earnings potential ahead for Read More..
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo was also the subject of an article comparing its financial profile with Clearway Energy, but that type of relative valuation coverage is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in reported short interest, with the latest figure still at zero shares, so this does not appear to be a real trading catalyst for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the analyst upgrades, Gevo’s recent earnings history remains a headwind: the company previously missed quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, and analysts still expect a loss for the current fiscal year. That helps explain why the stock may still be trading below recent averages.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in Gevo during the 1st quarter worth $28,000. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Gevo in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Berger Financial Group Inc bought a new position in shares of Gevo in the 4th quarter worth about $26,000. Franklin Resources Inc. bought a new position in shares of Gevo in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp bought a new position in shares of Gevo in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. 35.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GEVO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $2.00 price objective (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $2.75.

About Gevo

Gevo, Inc (NASDAQ: GEVO) is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company that develops and produces low-carbon alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company’s core technology platform converts fermentable sugars into isobutanol, which can be further processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Gevo’s integrated biorefinery model combines fermentation, recovery, and downstream processing to deliver scalable, drop-in replacements for conventional fossil-derived hydrocarbons.

Gevo’s primary products include isobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol used as a building block for various fuels and chemicals, and hydrocarbon fuels that meet ASTM specifications for aviation and road transport.