Q1 Earnings Estimate for Green Plains Issued By Roth Capital

Green Plains, Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Green Plains in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 12th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin expects that the specialty chemicals company will earn ($0.01) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Green Plains’ current full-year earnings is ($0.50) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.41) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.28) by ($0.13). The business had revenue of $552.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $578.18 million. Green Plains had a negative net margin of 6.34% and a negative return on equity of 13.65%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 10.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned ($0.38) EPS.

Separately, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Green Plains from $8.00 to $7.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $7.30.

Green Plains Trading Up 4.4%

GPRE opened at $9.21 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.91 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $5.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $603.90 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -3.84 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 1.47 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Green Plains has a one year low of $3.14 and a one year high of $14.67.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio raised its position in shares of Green Plains by 46.5% in the 2nd quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio now owns 5,789 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,838 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Green Plains by 54.6% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,503 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 3,002 shares in the last quarter. AlphaQuest LLC increased its position in Green Plains by 115.2% during the 1st quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 8,981 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 4,808 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in Green Plains by 2,313.4% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 9,340 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 8,953 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Green Plains during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $49,000.

About Green Plains

Green Plains Inc produces low-carbon fuels in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. The Ethanol Production segment produces ethanol, distillers grains, and ultra-high protein and renewable corn oil.