Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Stock Holdings Raised by AlphaQuest LLC

Key Points

• AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 87.5%, owning now approximately 33,162 shares valued at $1.7 million at the end of the reporting period.
• Vanguard Group Inc. and several other institutional investors also increased their holdings, with 95.59% of the stock owned by hedge funds and institutional investors.
• Greenbrier Companies recently announced a quarterly dividend of $0.32, representing a yield of 2.7%, and reported a net margin of 6.48% for the last quarter.

AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 87.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 33,162 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 15,471 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC owned about 0.11% of Greenbrier Companies worth $1,699,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,778,630 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $193,541,000 after acquiring an additional 242,180 shares during the period. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 26.2% in the fourth quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 930,236 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $56,735,000 after purchasing an additional 193,340 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the first quarter valued at $6,602,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the fourth quarter valued at $6,837,000. Finally, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL purchased a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 4th quarter worth about $6,523,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on GBX shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $59.50.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 0.8%

Greenbrier Companies stock traded up $0.37 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $47.14. 198,798 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 459,774. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $37.77 and a 52-week high of $71.06. The firm has a market cap of $1.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.68, a PEG ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a current ratio of 1.48. The company's 50-day moving average is $48.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.59.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 1st. The transportation company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.99 by $0.87. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 14.56% and a net margin of 6.48%.The company had revenue of $842.70 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $785.72 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.06 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 17th were given a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 17th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.13%.

Insider Activity

In other Greenbrier Companies news, Director Thomas B. Fargo sold 3,727 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.97, for a total value of $204,873.19. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,141 shares in the company, valued at $117,690.77. The trade was a 63.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO William J. Krueger sold 4,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.00, for a total value of $192,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 32,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,570,272. This represents a 10.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 11,379 shares of company stock worth $595,213. Company 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.