GSA Capital Partners LLP Acquires 24,955 Shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 154.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 41,106 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 24,955 shares during the period. GSA Capital Partners LLP’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $1,898,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,190,000 after purchasing an additional 346,039 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 152,524 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 256.8% during the second quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 91,340 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after acquiring an additional 65,739 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management raised its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 10.2% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 655,464 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $30,184,000 after purchasing an additional 60,400 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $179,800,000 after purchasing an additional 51,624 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSE GBX opened at $57.29 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.68. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $61.48. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.71.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 for the quarter was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.2%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is presently 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,963,100. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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