Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $139.32 Million Stock Holdings in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX)

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP decreased its position in shares of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,284,267 shares of the transportation company's stock after selling 80,598 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 7.28% of Greenbrier Companies worth $139,319,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GBX. LSV Asset Management raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 94.3% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 545,185 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $33,251,000 after purchasing an additional 264,552 shares during the last quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Greenbrier Companies by 9.2% during the fourth quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 348,325 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $21,244,000 after buying an additional 29,231 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $14,257,000. Hennessy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Hennessy Advisors Inc. now owns 197,300 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $12,033,000 after buying an additional 12,600 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 166,726 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $10,169,000 after acquiring an additional 14,912 shares in the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GBX traded up $0.27 on Thursday, hitting $42.69. The stock had a trading volume of 55,430 shares, compared to its average volume of 383,141. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $49.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $58.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.53. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $37.77 and a twelve month high of $71.06. The company has a market capitalization of $1.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.56.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 7th. The transportation company reported $1.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.78 by ($0.09). The firm had revenue of $762.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $898.53 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 5.10% and a return on equity of 12.10%. Greenbrier Companies's quarterly revenue was down 11.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.03 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts predict that The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 22nd will be given a $0.32 dividend. This is an increase from Greenbrier Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 22nd. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.00%. Greenbrier Companies's payout ratio is presently 20.45%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently issued reports on GBX shares. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $75.00 to $52.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Bank of America upped their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $126,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 42,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,699,951.94. The trade was a 4.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Greenbrier Companies Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America, Europe, and South America. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing; Maintenance Services; and Leasing & Management Services. The Manufacturing segment offers covered hopper cars, gondolas, open top hoppers, boxcars, center partition cars, tank cars, sustainable conversions, double-stack railcars, auto-max ii, multi-max, and multi-max plus products, intermodal cars, automobile transport, coil steel and metals, flat cars, sliding wall cars, pressurized tank cars, and non-pressurized tank cars.