William Krueger Sells 6,000 Shares of Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Stock

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) COO William Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GBX traded up $0.90 during trading on Monday, reaching $51.32. 323,509 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 579,478. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $37.77 and a 1-year high of $66.29. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $47.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.18. The firm has a market cap of $1.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 1.68.

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

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is 22.38%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently issued reports on GBX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Greenbrier Companies currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Institutional Trading of Greenbrier Companies

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,190,000 after buying an additional 346,039 shares during the last quarter. Algert Global LLC increased its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 106.8% in the third quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 395,503 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $18,260,000 after purchasing an additional 204,229 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 2,223.0% in the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 160,592 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $7,415,000 after purchasing an additional 153,679 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $23,509,000 after purchasing an additional 152,524 shares during the period. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 35.3% during the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 262,066 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $12,100,000 after buying an additional 68,380 shares in the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Greenbrier Companies

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.