Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Share Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Here’s What Happened

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Thursday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $46.55 and traded as high as $56.73. Greenbrier Companies shares last traded at $55.9850, with a volume of 343,281 shares.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have commented on GBX. Wall Street Zen cut Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 1.7%

The business’s 50 day moving average is $49.21 and its 200 day moving average is $46.55. The company has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.79, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.68.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,963,100. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EntryPoint Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. EntryPoint Capital LLC now owns 16,329 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $763,000 after purchasing an additional 1,572 shares in the last quarter. Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,149,000. Bank of Montreal Can raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 20,065 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $938,000 after buying an additional 2,618 shares during the last quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 7.5% in the fourth quarter. Raiffeisen Bank International AG now owns 19,164 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $905,000 after acquiring an additional 1,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank grew its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 61,000 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $2,851,000 after acquiring an additional 1,100 shares during the last quarter. 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.