Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Stock Price Down 4.6% – Time to Sell?

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) was down 4.6% during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $49.70 and last traded at $50.3060. Approximately 110,073 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 72% from the average daily volume of 389,041 shares. The stock had previously closed at $52.74.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GBX has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Susquehanna lifted their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Greenbrier Companies presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $1.53 billion, a PE ratio of 8.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.62. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $53.94 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $48.67.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $641.52 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 20th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 20th. This is a positive change from Greenbrier Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Greenbrier Companies

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gen Wealth Partners Inc acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,000. Quarry LP raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 6,900.0% during the third quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,120 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 1,104 shares during the period. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter worth about $58,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the 4th quarter valued at about $61,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,040 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 2,245 shares during the period. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.