GATX (NYSE:GATX) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.25 EPS

GATX (NYSE:GATX) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The transportation company reported $1.93 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.68 by $0.25, RTT News reports. GATX had a net margin of 17.76% and a return on equity of 11.98%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.74 EPS. GATX updated its FY 2025 guidance to 8.300-8.700 EPS.

GATX Stock Performance

NYSE GATX opened at $161.77 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.63 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a current ratio of 3.41, a quick ratio of 3.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.41. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $157.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $144.88. GATX has a 1 year low of $120.14 and a 1 year high of $167.74.

GATX Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a $0.58 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.43%. GATX’s dividend payout ratio is presently 31.02%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on GATX. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on GATX in a research report on Monday, November 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $185.00 price objective for the company. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of GATX from $122.00 to $140.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Sidoti lowered shares of GATX from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $158.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, GATX currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $151.80.

GATX Company Profile

GATX Corporation, together its subsidiaries, operates as railcar leasing company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and India. It operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. The company leases tank and freight railcars, and locomotives for petroleum, chemical, food/agriculture, and transportation industries.