AXQ Capital LP Invests $536,000 in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

AXQ Capital LP acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 11,613 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $536,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of GBX. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position 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 last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 152,524 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 256.8% in the second quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 91,340 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $4,206,000 after buying an additional 65,739 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its position in Greenbrier Companies by 10.2% during the second quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 655,464 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $30,184,000 after buying an additional 60,400 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $179,800,000 after buying an additional 51,624 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Greenbrier Companies

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Susquehanna upped their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. 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 target for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 1.0%

NYSE GBX opened at $58.83 on Wednesday. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $37.77 and a twelve month high of $59.05. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $51.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.28. The firm has a market cap of $1.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.68.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The company had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. Research analysts expect that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders 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 2.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is currently 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.