Green Plains (GPRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Green Plains Inc. is a U.S. agribusiness and renewable fuels company that produces low-carbon biofuels and agricultural ingredients. Founded in 2004, the company operates biorefineries primarily in the Midwest, where corn is processed into fuel-grade ethanol and related products.

Its co-products include distillers grains, which are used in animal feed, and corn oil, which can be used in feed and renewable fuel applications. Green Plains also works to improve the efficiency and environmental performance of its production processes and develop higher-value ingredients from agricultural materials.

The company serves customers in domestic and international markets, supplying ethanol for transportation fuel and ingredients for the agricultural and feed industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.29 to $13.78
• 50-Day Range: $13.23 to $15.78
• 52-Week Range: $9.29 to $19.65
• Volume: 152,827 shs
• Average Volume: 1.50 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $937.83 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.42
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $18.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Green Plains Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Green Plains scored higher than 69% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 147th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Green Plains has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Green Plains has a consensus price target of $18.75, representing about 40.6% upside from its current price of $13.33.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Green Plains has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -3.44%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Green Plains are expected to decrease by -3.44% in the coming year, from $2.62 to $2.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Green Plains is 5.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.72.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Green Plains is 5.46, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.73.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Green Plains has a P/B Ratio of 0.99. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.81% of the float of Green Plains has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Green Plains has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.61, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Green Plains has recently decreased by 0.73%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Green Plains does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Green Plains does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Green Plains will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.97% next year. This indicates that Green Plains will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.65

News Sentiment

Green Plains has a news sentiment score of 0.65. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Green Plains this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for GPRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Green Plains to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Green Plains insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.40% of the stock of Green Plains is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Green Plains has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GPRE
• CIK: 1309402
• Web: www.gpreinc.com
• Phone: (402) 884-8700
• Fax: 402-884-8776
• Employees: 642
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Green Plains: $18.75
• High Price Target: $20.00
• Low Price Target: $15.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.45
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: 5.25
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$121.28 million
• Net Margins: 10.87%
• Pretax Margin: 7.86%
• Return on Equity: 23.31%
• Return on Assets: 12.06%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.40
• Current Ratio: 2.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.45
• Cash Flow: $0.58 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 23.08
• Book Value: $13.53 per share
• Price / Book: 0.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 70,620,000
• Free Float: 69,630,000
• Market Cap: $937.83 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.11