Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) CFO Sells $56,565.66 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CFO Oluwagbemileke Yusuf Agiri sold 31,958 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.77, for a total value of $56,565.66. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 554,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $980,834.88. This represents a 5.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gevo Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GEVO opened at $1.86 on Monday. 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, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.10 and a 12-month high of $2.97. The business has a 50 day moving average of $1.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.03. The company has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a PE ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 0.99.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) EPS 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 return on equity of 5.06% and a negative net margin of 19.38%. As a group, analysts forecast that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GEVO. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Gevo during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Berger Financial Group Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Gevo in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Gevo in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its stake in shares of Gevo by 138.1% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 20,927 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 12,136 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Gevo during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research lowered shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen cut Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Northland Securities set a $3.50 price target on Gevo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average 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.