Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.87 EPS

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) released its earnings results on Tuesday. The transportation company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.99 by $0.87, Zacks reports. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 13.12% and a net margin of 5.77%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 2.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.06 earnings per share. Greenbrier Companies updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GBX traded up $1.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $47.07. 1,134,042 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 379,987. The firm has a market cap of $1.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.71. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.04 and a 200-day simple moving average of $53.01. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.85. Greenbrier Companies has a 1-year low of $37.77 and a 1-year high of $71.06.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 17th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 17th. Greenbrier Companies's payout ratio is currently 20.45%.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In related 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 transaction of $96,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 36,714 shares in the company, 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 SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 22.4% in the 1st 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 during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted its stake in 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 valued at $4,323,000 after purchasing an additional 3,121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 19.9% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 13,053 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $669,000 after acquiring an additional 2,170 shares during the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

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.