Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Sells $133,293.60 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Paul Bloom sold 75,735 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total transaction of $133,293.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,518,588 shares in the company, valued at $2,672,714.88. The trade was a 4.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 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 Stock Performance

NASDAQ GEVO opened at $1.86 on Monday. Gevo, Inc. has a one year low of $1.10 and a one year high of $2.97. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a current ratio of 4.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 0.99.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.03). Gevo had a negative net margin of 19.38% and a negative return on equity of 5.06%. The business had revenue of $42.95 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.90 million. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Trending Headlines about 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

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 price target (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, May 22nd. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Northland Securities set a $3.50 price objective on shares of Gevo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.75.

Institutional Trading of Gevo

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Gevo by 3.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,484,697 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $30,350,000 after purchasing an additional 455,543 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of Gevo by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,424,375 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $16,849,000 after purchasing an additional 944,287 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Gevo by 41.3% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,878,866 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,758,000 after purchasing an additional 1,719,381 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC raised its stake in shares of Gevo by 107.7% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 4,138,251 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $8,277,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,019 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Gevo by 1.9% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,278,261 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $3,803,000 after buying an additional 61,919 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

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.