Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Lowers Stock Position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH lessened its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 24.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 83,348 shares of the transportation company's stock after selling 26,479 shares during the quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH owned 0.27% of Greenbrier Companies worth $3,899,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of GBX. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 19.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,053 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $669,000 after buying an additional 2,170 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 3.8% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 84,399 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $4,323,000 after purchasing an additional 3,121 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 22.4% during the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 33,244 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,703,000 after purchasing an additional 6,073 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 85.3% during the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 12,002 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $557,000 after purchasing an additional 5,525 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 9.0% during the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 477,218 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $21,976,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Greenbrier Companies from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 9th. Susquehanna increased their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $49.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NYSE:GBX opened at $47.87 on Thursday. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $52.59 and its 200 day moving average price is $49.17. The stock has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 1.62. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $38.23 and a fifty-two week high of $59.19.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April 7th. The transportation company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.35). The firm had revenue of $587.50 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.02 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 5.12% and a return on equity of 8.94%. The firm's revenue was down 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.56 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, April 20th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. This is a positive change from Greenbrier Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 20th. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio is 29.37%.

Greenbrier Companies Company Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of freight transportation equipment and services. The company designs, engineers and manufactures railroad freight cars—such as intermodal well cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and double-stack cars—as well as marine barges for domestic and international customers. Beyond original equipment production, Greenbrier provides aftermarket services including maintenance, repair, refurbishment and mechanical overhauls under long-term service agreements.

Greenbrier's operations are organized into OEM and aftermarket segments, with manufacturing facilities and engineering centers across North America, Europe and Russia.

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