Greenbrier Companies (GBX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Maintenance Services segment provides wheel services, including reconditioning of wheels and axles, new axle machining and finishing, and downsizing; operates a railcar repair, refurbishment, and maintenance network; and reconditions and manufactures railcar cushioning units, couplers, yokes, side frames, bolsters, and various other parts. The Leasing & Management Services segment offers operating leases and per diem leases for a fleet of approximately 13,400 railcars; and management services comprising railcar maintenance management, railcar accounting services, fleet management and logistics, administration, and railcar re-marketing. This segment provides management services for railroads, shippers, carriers, institutional investors, and other leasing and transportation companies. It serves railroads, leasing companies, financial institutions, shippers, carriers, and transportation companies. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $52.79 to $55.29
• 50-Day Range: $42.05 to $47.63
• 52-Week Range: $37.77 to $71.06
• Volume: 447,574 shs
• Average Volume: 381,243 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.71 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.66
• Dividend Yield: 2.35%
• Price Target: $57.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Greenbrier Companies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Greenbrier Companies scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 24th out of 124 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Greenbrier Companies has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Greenbrier Companies has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.93%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Greenbrier Companies are expected to grow by 5.93% in the coming year, from $5.90 to $6.25 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Greenbrier Companies is 7.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.99.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Greenbrier Companies is 7.52, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 12.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Greenbrier Companies has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Greenbrier Companies has a P/B Ratio of 0.95. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.38% of the float of Greenbrier Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greenbrier Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greenbrier Companies has recently decreased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Greenbrier Companies pays a meaningful dividend of 2.78%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Greenbrier Companies has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Greenbrier Companies is 20.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Greenbrier Companies will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.48% next year. This indicates that Greenbrier Companies will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.95

Percentage of Shares Shorted

5.38% of the float of Greenbrier Companies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greenbrier Companies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greenbrier Companies has recently decreased by 8.99%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.14

News Sentiment

Greenbrier Companies has a news sentiment score of 0.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Greenbrier Companies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for GBX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Greenbrier Companies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Greenbrier Companies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $96,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.78% of the stock of Greenbrier Companies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.59% of the stock of Greenbrier Companies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

GBX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GBX shares performed this year?

Greenbrier Companies' stock was trading at $60.99 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, GBX stock has decreased by 22.8% and is now trading at $47.0670.
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How were Greenbrier Companies' earnings last quarter?

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 1st. The transportation company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.87. The firm's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Greenbrier Companies?

Shares of GBX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Greenbrier Companies own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greenbrier Companies investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Adobe (ADBE), GE Aerospace (GE) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/13 Dividend: 4/22/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/13 Dividend: 4/22/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/13/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/01/2025
• Today: 7/02/2025
• Record date for 8/7 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/7 Dividend: 7/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 8/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - EQP&LSNG
• Sub-Industry: Construction & Farm Machinery & Heavy Trucks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GBX
• CIK: 923120
• Web: www.gbrx.com
• Phone: (503) 684-7000
• Fax: 503-684-7553
• Employees: 14,200
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $57.00
• High Stock Price Target: $62.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.52
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.98
• P/E Growth: 1.86
• Net Income: $160.10 million
• Net Margins: 5.77%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 13.12%
• Return on Assets: 4.85%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.85
• Current Ratio: 1.50
• Quick Ratio: 0.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.54 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $9.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.20
• Book Value: $49.36 per share
• Price / Book: 0.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,390,000
• Free Float: 30,830,000
• Market Cap: $1.48 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.71