Deutsche Bank AG Increases Stake in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX)

Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 9.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 100,214 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,436 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned approximately 0.32% of Greenbrier Companies worth $6,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP boosted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 892.7% in the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 407 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 241.2% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 911 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $56,000 after acquiring an additional 644 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 812.3% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 967 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 861 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 57.8% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,466 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $89,000 after acquiring an additional 537 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GBX traded down $0.55 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $44.33. 167,001 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 383,263. The company has a market capitalization of $1.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $37.77 and a 52-week high of $71.06. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $45.76 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $56.98.

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

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.89%. This is a boost from Greenbrier Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.30. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, April 22nd. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.45%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $75.00 to $52.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 8th.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $48.00, for a total value of $96,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 36,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,762,272. The trade was a 5.17% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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.