Paul Bloom Sells 75,735 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Paul Bloom sold 75,735 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total value of $133,293.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,518,588 shares in the company, valued at $2,672,714.88. This represents a 4.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Gevo Trading Down 2.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:GEVO opened at $1.86 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a P/E ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. Gevo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1.10 and a 1 year high of $2.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.51. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $1.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.03.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $42.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.90 million. Gevo had a negative return on equity of 5.06% and a negative net margin of 19.38%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Trending Headlines about Gevo

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright lifted its earnings outlook for Gevo, including higher EPS estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, FY2029 and FY2030, while maintaining a Buy rating. This suggests analysts see better earnings potential ahead for Read More..
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo was also the subject of an article comparing its financial profile with Clearway Energy, but that type of relative valuation coverage is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in reported short interest, with the latest figure still at zero shares, so this does not appear to be a real trading catalyst for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the analyst upgrades, Gevo’s recent earnings history remains a headwind: the company previously missed quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, and analysts still expect a loss for the current fiscal year. That helps explain why the stock may still be trading below recent averages.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of GEVO. Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,278,261 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,803,000 after purchasing an additional 61,919 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 11.8% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,164,499 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,351,000 after acquiring an additional 123,170 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 915.8% during the 2nd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 121,305 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $160,000 after acquiring an additional 109,363 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Gevo during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers acquired a new stake in shares of Gevo during the 2nd quarter valued at $383,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GEVO has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday. Zacks Research downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 target price (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities set a $3.50 target price on Gevo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Gevo presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.75.

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.