Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd Grows Stock Position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Key Points

• Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd increased its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 66.1% during the first quarter, now holding 18,010 shares worth approximately $922,000.
• Insider trading activity included Director Wanda F. Felton selling 3,652 shares while Director James R. Huffines bought 2,500 shares, indicating mixed sentiment among company insiders.
• Research analysts have raised Greenbrier's rating to a "strong-buy" and increased the target price from $52.00 to $57.00, reflecting positive market outlook despite a recent stock price drop of 1.6%.

Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 66.1% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 18,010 shares of the transportation company's stock after buying an additional 7,168 shares during the quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd owned about 0.06% of Greenbrier Companies worth $922,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 690 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 213 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 4th quarter worth approximately $65,000. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 108,700.0% during the 1st quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,088 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 1,087 shares during the last quarter. Curat Global LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 1st quarter worth approximately $56,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 111.1% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,121 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $57,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, Director Thomas B. Fargo sold 3,727 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $54.97, for a total transaction of $204,873.19. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,141 shares of the company's stock, valued at $117,690.77. This represents a 63.51% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director James R. Huffines purchased 2,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $44.84 per share, for a total transaction of $112,100.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 13,909 shares in the company, valued at approximately $623,679.56. This trade represents a 21.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 11,379 shares of company stock valued at $595,213. Company insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

GBX traded down $0.97 during trading on Friday, hitting $46.22. The stock had a trading volume of 226,678 shares, compared to its average volume of 447,215. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $1.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.55, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.72. The company's 50-day moving average price is $47.89 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.63. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $37.77 and a twelve month high of $71.06.

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

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 17th were paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 17th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio is 18.13%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on GBX shares. Susquehanna lifted their target price on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $59.50.

Greenbrier Companies Company 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.