American Century Companies Inc. Decreases Holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

American Century Companies Inc. cut its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,324,954 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 354,425 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned 4.28% of Greenbrier Companies worth $61,173,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Trust Advisors LP increased 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 buying an additional 346,039 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its stake 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 valued at $23,509,000 after acquiring an additional 152,524 shares during the last quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. increased its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 256.8% during the 2nd quarter. Edgestream Partners L.P. now owns 91,340 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $4,206,000 after acquiring an additional 65,739 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management increased its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 10.2% during the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 655,464 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $30,184,000 after acquiring an additional 60,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised 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 worth $179,800,000 after acquiring an additional 51,624 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies 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 transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares in the company, valued at $2,963,100. This trade represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have recently commented on GBX shares. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Susquehanna increased their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Down 0.0%

Greenbrier Companies stock opened at $56.65 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $52.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.73. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $59.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.90, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.62.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $1.72 EPS. The firm’s 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. As a group, equities analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current 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 paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.38%.

Greenbrier Companies Company Profile

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.