De Lisle Partners LLP Has $5.46 Million Stake in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

De Lisle Partners LLP decreased its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 8.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 116,740 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 11,114 shares during the period. De Lisle Partners LLP’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $5,455,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Quarry LP lifted its position in Greenbrier Companies by 6,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,120 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter valued at about $58,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter valued at about $61,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,040 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 2,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter valued at about $180,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of Greenbrier Companies stock opened at $48.02 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.37 and a beta of 1.44. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 1-year low of $38.23 and a 1-year high of $59.19. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $49.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.15.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 7th. The transportation company reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.35). The firm had revenue of $587.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.02 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 8.94% and a net margin of 5.12%.Greenbrier Companies’s quarterly revenue was down 22.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.56 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 3.2 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 20th were paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.8%. This is an increase from Greenbrier Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, April 20th. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is currently 29.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $49.00.

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.