Analysts Issue Forecasts for Green Plains Q1 Earnings

Key Points

• Roth Capital predicts Green Plains will report earnings of ($0.01) per share for Q1 2026, with a current full-year estimate at ($0.50) per share.
• Bank of America has downgraded Green Plains from a "buy" to "neutral," lowering its price target significantly from $10.00 to $4.50.
• Green Plains' recent earnings report showed a loss of ($0.41) per share, missing forecasts, and revenue decreased by 10.7% year-over-year to $552.83 million.

Green Plains, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for Green Plains in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of ($0.01) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Green Plains' current full-year earnings is ($0.50) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains' Q2 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on GPRE. Bank of America downgraded Green Plains from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the stock from $10.00 to $4.50 in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their target price on Green Plains from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a "market perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Green Plains has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.30.

Green Plains Stock Performance

Shares of GPRE opened at $8.89 on Wednesday. Green Plains has a 12 month low of $3.14 and a 12 month high of $14.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $6.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.47, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The firm has a market cap of $581.47 million, a PE ratio of -3.72 and a beta of 1.18.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 11th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.28) by ($0.13). Green Plains had a negative net margin of 6.34% and a negative return on equity of 13.65%. The business had revenue of $552.83 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $578.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.38) EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GPRE. Franklin Resources Inc. purchased a new position in Green Plains in the 4th quarter worth approximately $480,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Green Plains by 92.0% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,020,129 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $9,671,000 after purchasing an additional 488,870 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its stake in shares of Green Plains by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 79,529 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $754,000 after acquiring an additional 4,200 shares in the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Green Plains in the fourth quarter worth $605,000. Finally, Guggenheim Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Green Plains by 86.5% in the fourth quarter. Guggenheim Capital LLC now owns 42,199 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock worth $400,000 after acquiring an additional 19,574 shares in the last quarter.

About Green Plains

Green Plains Inc produces low-carbon fuels in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. The Ethanol Production segment produces ethanol, distillers grains, and ultra-high protein and renewable corn oil.

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