Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) CFO Sells 31,958 Shares of Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CFO Oluwagbemileke Yusuf Agiri sold 31,958 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.77, for a total value of $56,565.66. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 554,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $980,834.88. This represents a 5.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gevo Price Performance

Shares of Gevo stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $1.86. 2,501,313 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,669,851. The company has a quick ratio of 3.51, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Gevo, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $1.10 and a fifty-two week high of $2.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $1.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $2.03.

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

Key Gevo News

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.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research report on Tuesday. Zacks Research downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $3.50 price objective on Gevo and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Gevo has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $6.50.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GEVO. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Gevo in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Berger Financial Group Inc acquired a new position in Gevo in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in Gevo in the 1st quarter valued at $28,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 12,136 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in Gevo in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. 35.17% of the stock is currently 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.