Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Stock Price Up 6.8% - Here's Why

Key Points

• Stock jump: Greenbrier's shares rose 6.8% intraday to $52.37, with 220,300 shares traded—about 50% below the average session volume.
• Earnings miss: The company reported Q results of $0.47 EPS versus a $0.82 consensus and revenue of $587.5M, down 22.9% year‑over‑year.
• Dividend and analyst backdrop: Greenbrier raised its quarterly dividend to $0.34 (annualized $1.36, ~2.6% yield) while analysts are mixed—average rating "Hold" with a $49 price target, though Susquehanna raised its target to $60.

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report)'s share price shot up 6.8% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $52.70 and last traded at $52.3730. 220,300 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 50% from the average session volume of 441,261 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.03.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Greenbrier Companies from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna boosted their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 8.7%

The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $53.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $48.69. The company has a market cap of $1.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.62.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 7th. The transportation company reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.35). Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The business had revenue of $587.50 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.02 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.56 EPS. The business's revenue was down 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts forecast that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Investors of record on Monday, April 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This is an increase from Greenbrier Companies's previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 20th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 1.71% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $179,800,000 after acquiring an additional 51,624 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 254.6% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,859,224 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $86,900,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334,891 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,190,000 after acquiring an additional 346,039 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 789,711 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $36,911,000 after acquiring an additional 122,709 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 98.9% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 762,907 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,658,000 after acquiring an additional 379,314 shares during the period. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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