Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Stock Holdings Lifted by Trexquant Investment LP

Key Points

• Trexquant Investment LP increased its holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. by 35.9% during the first quarter, bringing its total ownership to approximately $5.66 million.
• Several institutional investors significantly boosted their stakes, including Quarry LP, which increased by 892.7%, and NBC Securities Inc., which raised its holdings by 108,700%.
• Greenbrier Companies has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" by analysts, with a current average price target set at $59.50.

Trexquant Investment LP boosted its position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 35.9% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 110,529 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 29,224 shares during the quarter. Trexquant Investment LP owned about 0.35% of Greenbrier Companies worth $5,661,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of GBX. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position 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 valued at $193,541,000 after purchasing an additional 242,180 shares during the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 193,340 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the first quarter valued at approximately $6,602,000. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter worth approximately $6,837,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 514.1% during the first quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 116,144 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $5,949,000 after purchasing an additional 97,231 shares in the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on GBX. Wall Street Zen raised Greenbrier Companies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Greenbrier Companies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $59.50.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of GBX traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $47.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 253,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 257,497. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $48.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.67, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.48 and a quick ratio of 0.82. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.77 and a fifty-two 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 (EPS) 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 analysts' expectations of $785.72 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.48% and a return on equity of 14.56%. The business's revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 17th were paid a $0.32 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 17th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Greenbrier Companies's payout ratio is currently 18.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, Director Thomas B. Fargo sold 3,727 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred 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 of the company's stock, valued at $117,690.77. The trade was a 63.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Wanda F. Felton sold 3,652 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.31, for a total transaction of $198,340.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 3,000 shares in the company, valued at $162,930. This represents a 54.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 11,379 shares of company stock worth $595,213. 1.78% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.