CenterBook Partners LP Makes New $2.37 Million Investment in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

CenterBook Partners LP purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 51,238 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,366,000. CenterBook Partners LP owned about 0.17% of Greenbrier Companies as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $179,800,000 after purchasing an additional 51,624 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,190,000 after acquiring an additional 346,039 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.8% in the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 667,002 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $30,795,000 after acquiring an additional 11,538 shares during the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% during the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $23,509,000 after acquiring an additional 152,524 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 477,218 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $21,976,000 after purchasing an additional 39,350 shares during the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

GBX opened at $57.93 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $1.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.13, a PEG ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.68. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.32 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.96. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $37.77 and a twelve month high of $58.56.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $641.52 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

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

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.