Andrew Shafer Sells 5,550 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) insider Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.71, for a total value of $15,040.50. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 270,823 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,930.33. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Andrew Shafer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 10th, Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares of Gevo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.21, for a total value of $12,265.50.
• On Tuesday, January 20th, Andrew Shafer sold 5,000 shares of Gevo stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.99, for a total value of $9,950.00.

Gevo Stock Performance

Shares of GEVO stock traded down $0.09 during trading on Thursday, reaching $2.30. 5,032,679 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,587,067. Gevo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $0.92 and a twelve month high of $2.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $2.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $2.12. The company has a quick ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $558.49 million, a PE ratio of -17.69 and a beta of 1.51.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The energy company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.42 EPS for the current year.

Gevo News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Announced a major ethanol expansion at its North Dakota facility that will materially increase ethanol production capacity, reinforcing near‑term revenue growth and utilization of existing assets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Appointed key executives — Kyle James as Chief Commercial Officer and Dave Kettner as General Counsel — rounding out CEO Paul Bloom’s leadership team, which may improve commercial execution and investor confidence. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Local and regional coverage confirms the company will double ethanol production in North Dakota; this raises near‑term volume visibility but is not definitive on timing or margins. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: President/COO Christopher Michael Ryan sold a combined ~129,800 shares across March 30–31 (roughly $364k total at the reported prices), reducing his stake; such insider dispositions can pressure sentiment and raise governance/conviction questions for some investors. SEC Filing
• Negative Sentiment: Shelved South Dakota sustainable jet‑fuel project: multiple reports say Gevo paused the SD SAF plant plan and is concentrating on the North Dakota ethanol expansion — a tradeoff that boosts near‑term fuel volumes but may slow SAF scale‑up and related long‑term revenue/credit opportunities. Article Title

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 9,249 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Gevo by 83.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,950 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its position in shares of Gevo by 29.0% during the 4th quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 49,137 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $98,000 after purchasing an additional 11,040 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of Gevo by 138.1% during the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 20,927 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 12,136 shares during the period. Finally, Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Gevo during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on GEVO. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and set a $3.00 price objective on shares of Gevo in a report on Wednesday, December 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Gevo presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.42.

Gevo Company Profile

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.