Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Shares Purchased by Algert Global LLC

Algert Global LLC raised its position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 106.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 395,503 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 204,229 shares during the quarter. Algert Global LLC owned 1.27% of Greenbrier Companies worth $18,260,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GBX. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 346,039 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 2,223.0% during the 3rd quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 160,592 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $7,415,000 after buying an additional 153,679 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $23,509,000 after buying an additional 152,524 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its position in Greenbrier Companies by 35.3% in the 3rd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 262,066 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $12,100,000 after buying an additional 68,380 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted its position in Greenbrier Companies by 256.8% in the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 91,340 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after buying an additional 65,739 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Down 1.9%

GBX stock opened at $51.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.60 billion, a PE ratio of 9.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.62. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $53.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $48.10. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.77 and a fifty-two week high of $59.19.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its earnings results 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 net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies’s quarterly revenue was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. Equities analysts forecast 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th were issued a $0.32 dividend. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio is 22.38%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on GBX. Zacks Research raised Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. 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’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Greenbrier Companies has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price 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.