Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Reaches New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $58.88 and last traded at $58.2890, with a volume of 29557 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $57.97.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 1.4%

The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $50.55 and its 200-day moving average price is $47.07. The company has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.47 and a beta of 1.68.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The business had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.52 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, 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 was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors 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 dividend yield of 2.2%. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is currently 22.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. 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 transaction of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GBX. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in 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 during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 254.6% during the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,859,224 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $86,900,000 after buying an additional 1,334,891 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% during the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,190,000 after buying an additional 346,039 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 18.4% during the fourth quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 789,711 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $36,911,000 after buying an additional 122,709 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in Greenbrier Companies by 98.9% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 762,907 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $35,658,000 after buying an additional 379,314 shares during the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.