Christopher Michael Ryan Sells 100,000 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) COO Christopher Michael Ryan sold 100,000 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.76, for a total value of $276,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 1,431,938 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,952,148.88. This trade represents a 6.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Christopher Michael Ryan also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 31st, Christopher Michael Ryan sold 29,797 shares of Gevo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.96, for a total value of $88,199.12.

Gevo Stock Performance

NASDAQ:GEVO opened at $2.30 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $558.49 million, a PE ratio of -17.69 and a beta of 1.20. The business’s 50 day moving average is $2.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $2.13. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Gevo, Inc. has a 52 week low of $0.92 and a 52 week high of $2.97.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The energy company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by $0.01. Gevo had a negative return on equity of 7.20% and a negative net margin of 21.07%.The business had revenue of $45.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.52 million. On average, analysts predict that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.42 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Gevo

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gevo said it will double ethanol production at its North Dakota plant, shifting resources away from a planned South Dakota SAF project and increasing near‑term fuel output and revenue potential — this improves short‑term cash generation prospects. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company has shelved the South Dakota sustainable jet‑fuel project to focus on the North Dakota ethanol expansion; that reduces near‑term SAF capacity growth but clarifies capital allocation and timelines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares on April 1 under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plan; the size is small relative to the company’s float and was planned, so it’s unlikely to signal new negative information. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: COO Christopher Michael Ryan sold a large block of shares across March 30–31 (reported sales of ~100,000 and ~29,797 shares), materially reducing his stake; media coverage frames this as a significant unload and such sizeable insider sales have likely put downward pressure on the stock. Read More. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $3.00 target price on shares of Gevo in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $6.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Gevo by 11.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 92,965 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 9,249 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Gevo by 83.0% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,950 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 9,500 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Gevo by 29.0% in the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 49,137 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $98,000 after acquiring an additional 11,040 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in Gevo by 138.1% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 20,927 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 12,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Gevo in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. 35.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Gevo

Gevo, Inc (NASDAQ: GEVO) is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company that develops and produces low-carbon alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company’s core technology platform converts fermentable sugars into isobutanol, which can be further processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Gevo’s integrated biorefinery model combines fermentation, recovery, and downstream processing to deliver scalable, drop-in replacements for conventional fossil-derived hydrocarbons.

Gevo’s primary products include isobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol used as a building block for various fuels and chemicals, and hydrocarbon fuels that meet ASTM specifications for aviation and road transport.