GATX (GATX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is a global railcar leasing and asset management company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1898 as General American Transportation Corporation, GATX has grown into one of the world’s leading lessors of railcars, marine vessels and industrial assets. The company’s core business focuses on leasing and managing high-value equipment for customers in the energy, industrial, chemical, agricultural and metals markets.

In its Rail North America segment, GATX owns and manages a diverse fleet of more than 60,000 railcars, including tank cars, covered hoppers, boxcars and flatcars. The company provides long-term and short-term leasing solutions, as well as comprehensive maintenance and repair services through an extensive network of owned and contracted repair facilities. GATX’s Rail International operations extend its leasing footprint to Europe and Asia, where it serves local and multinational customers with regionally approved railcar designs and maintenance support.

Beyond railcar leasing, GATX operates the American Steamship Company (ASC), which specializes in self-unloading bulk vessels on the Great Lakes. ASC’s modern fleet transports commodities such as iron ore, coal, limestone and gypsum, supporting key steel, power and construction industries in North America. GATX’s marine segment complements its rail operations by offering integrated logistics solutions for bulk goods movement.

Over more than a century of operation, GATX has leveraged strategic investments and selective acquisitions to expand its geographic reach and asset base. The company emphasizes safety, asset utilization and customer service, applying data analytics and engineering expertise to optimize fleet performance. GATX is led by an experienced management team dedicated to long-term value creation through disciplined capital allocation and sustainable operating practices.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $167.96 to $171.71
• 50-Day Range: $164.86 to $200.83
• 52-Week Range: $143.46 to $205.56
• Volume: 150,805 shs
• Average Volume: 205,978 shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.02 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.19
• Dividend Yield: 1.56%
• Price Target: $217.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

GATX Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

GATX scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 132 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

GATX has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

GATX has a consensus price target of $217.00, representing about 27.6% upside from its current price of $170.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

GATX has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of GATX is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.43.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of GATX is 18.24, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 22.94.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

GATX has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.45% of the float of GATX has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

GATX has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.59.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in GATX has recently decreased by 7.23%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

GATX pays a meaningful dividend of 1.53%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

GATX has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of GATX is 28.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.71

News Sentiment

GATX has a news sentiment score of 0.71. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for GATX this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added GATX to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, GATX insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,907,525.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.86% of the stock of GATX is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

93.14% of the stock of GATX is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/31 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend: 3/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/31/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/19/2026
• Record date for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: TRANS - EQP&LSNG
• Sub-Industry: Trading Companies & Distributors
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GATX
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:GMT
• CIK: 40211
• Web: www.gatx.com
• Phone: (312) 621-6200
• Fax: 312-621-6648
• Employees: 2,371
• Year Founded: 1898

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for GATX: $217.00
• High Price Target: $222.00
• Low Price Target: $211.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +28.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $9.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.30
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $333.30 million
• Net Margins: 17.88%
• Pretax Margin: 15.16%
• Return on Equity: 10.31%
• Return on Assets: 2.09%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.41
• Current Ratio: 3.91
• Quick Ratio: 3.91

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.46
• Cash Flow: $21.24 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.98
• Book Value: $101.82 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 35,500,000
• Free Float: 34,840,000
• Market Cap: $6.02 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.24