Quantbot Technologies LP Acquires Shares of 57,872 Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP has acquired a new stake in Greenbrier Companies, purchasing 57,872 shares valued at approximately $2.96 million, now holding 0.18% of the company.
• Institutional investors currently own 95.59% of Greenbrier Companies, with notable increases in holdings by Quarry LP and NBC Securities Inc. during the first quarter.
• Greenbrier reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, significantly beating expectations, along with a quarterly dividend of $0.32, representing an annual yield of 2.8%.

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 57,872 shares of the transportation company's stock, valued at approximately $2,964,000. Quantbot Technologies LP owned approximately 0.18% of Greenbrier Companies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in GBX. Quarry LP raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 892.7% during the 4th quarter. Quarry LP now owns 407 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 44.7% in the first quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 690 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 812.3% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 967 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 861 shares during the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio bought a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $65,000. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 108,700.0% in the first 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. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other Greenbrier Companies news, Director James R. Huffines acquired 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was bought at an average price of $44.84 per share, for a total transaction of $112,100.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 13,909 shares in the company, valued at $623,679.56. This represents a 21.91% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, COO William J. Krueger sold 4,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.00, for a total transaction of $192,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 32,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,570,272. This trade represents a 10.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 11,379 shares of company stock worth $595,213. Corporate insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

GBX traded up $0.61 on Tuesday, hitting $46.82. 304,166 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 312,580. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $48.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.59. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a PE ratio of 6.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.29 and a beta of 1.69. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $71.06.

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

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GBX has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Greenbrier Companies from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, August 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $59.50.

About Greenbrier Companies

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.