HC Wainwright Analysts Raise Earnings Estimates for Gevo

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright lifted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Gevo in a report released on Friday, July 17th. HC Wainwright analyst A. Dayal now anticipates that the energy company will earn $0.01 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.04). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Gevo’s current full-year earnings is ($0.07) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for Gevo’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.21) EPS.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 company had revenue of $42.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.90 million.

GEVO has been the topic of several other reports. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 price objective (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $3.75 price objective on Gevo in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2.88.

Gevo Stock Up 1.2%

Gevo stock opened at $1.75 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $425.97 million, a P/E ratio of -13.46 and a beta of 1.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a current ratio of 4.31. Gevo has a one year low of $1.12 and a one year high of $2.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GEVO. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Gevo by 11.0% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 92,965 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $123,000 after purchasing an additional 9,249 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Gevo by 83.0% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,950 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management bought a new position in Gevo in the first quarter worth $28,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Gevo by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 49,137 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 11,040 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in 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 buying an additional 12,136 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Gevo

In other Gevo news, CEO Paul D. Bloom sold 75,735 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total value of $133,293.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,518,588 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,672,714.88. The trade was a 4.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed 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. Also, Director Patrick R. Gruber sold 186,469 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total transaction of $328,185.44. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 3,728,993 shares in the company, valued at $6,563,027.68. The trade was a 4.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 765,362 shares of company stock valued at $1,236,411. Corporate insiders own 7.09% of the company’s stock.

Gevo Company Profile

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.