What is Susquehanna's Forecast for GBX FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Susquehanna analysts project Greenbrier Companies will achieve $6.35 earnings per share for FY2025, up from the consensus estimate of $5.90.
• Greenbrier has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion and was recently rated as holding by most brokerages, with a current price objective of $57.00 from Susquehanna.
• Institutional investors hold 95.59% of Greenbrier's shares, indicating strong confidence in the company's growth potential.

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Susquehanna issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report issued on Tuesday, October 21st. Susquehanna analyst B. Majors anticipates that the transportation company will post earnings per share of $6.35 for the year. Susquehanna has a "Positive" rating and a $57.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Greenbrier Companies' current full-year earnings is $5.90 per share. Susquehanna also issued estimates for Greenbrier Companies' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.03 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also weighed in on GBX. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen raised Greenbrier Companies from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $59.50.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GBX opened at $45.53 on Thursday. Greenbrier Companies has a 1-year low of $37.77 and a 1-year high of $71.06. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.41 billion, a PE ratio of 6.45, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.76. The business's 50 day moving average is $46.06 and its 200-day moving average is $46.05. The company has a current ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 31st. The transportation company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 14.56% and a net margin of 6.48%.The firm had revenue of $766.50 million for the quarter.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in GBX. Millennium Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 260.2% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 741,760 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $37,993,000 after purchasing an additional 535,843 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $40,190,000 after purchasing an additional 346,039 shares during the last quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 268.6% in the 1st quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 379,073 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $19,416,000 after purchasing an additional 276,228 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 6.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,778,630 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $193,541,000 after purchasing an additional 242,180 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $23,509,000 after purchasing an additional 152,524 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director James R. Huffines purchased 2,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 8th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $44.84 per share, with a total value of $112,100.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 13,909 shares in the company, valued at $623,679.56. This represents a 21.91% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.78% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.

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