Kimberly Bowron Sells 25,101 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) insider Kimberly Bowron sold 25,101 shares of the business’s 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 $44,177.76. Following the transaction, the insider owned 711,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,252,706.40. This represents a 3.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GEVO opened at $1.86 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $452.74 million, a PE ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Gevo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.10 and a 12-month high of $2.97. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.03.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $42.95 million during 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, equities research analysts forecast that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 23.0% during the 1st quarter. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. now owns 535,000 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,461,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 166.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,186,704 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $5,970,000 after acquiring an additional 1,364,924 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 25.6% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 135,539 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $370,000 after acquiring an additional 27,636 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 153.8% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,215,194 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $6,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,342,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Caxton Associates LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Gevo during the 1st quarter valued at $153,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have weighed in on GEVO. Zacks Research downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Northland Securities set a $3.50 target price on Gevo and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 target price (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Two 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Gevo presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.75.

Gevo News Summary

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.

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.