Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX Stock Holdings Increased by De Lisle Partners LLP

De Lisle Partners LLP grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 3.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 125,854 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,179 shares during the quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP owned about 0.41% of Greenbrier Companies worth $5,793,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of GBX. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter valued at about $47,000. US Bancorp DE increased its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 111.1% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,121 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 1st quarter worth about $86,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 597.6% in the 1st quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,044 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 1,751 shares during the period. Finally, Vestcor Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 1st quarter worth approximately $114,000. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GBX has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Susquehanna lowered their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $57.00 to $52.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a report on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen cut Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $50.67.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

GBX opened at $44.48 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 2.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a market cap of $1.39 billion, a PE ratio of 7.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.75. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.29 and a 200-day simple moving average of $46.15. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.77 and a fifty-two week high of $71.06.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 31st. The transportation company reported $0.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 12.90% and a net margin of 6.30%.The company had revenue of $766.50 million for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, November 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 12th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.9%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio is currently 20.32%.

Greenbrier Companies Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America, Europe, and South America. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing; Maintenance Services; and Leasing & Management Services. The Manufacturing segment offers covered hopper cars, gondolas, open top hoppers, boxcars, center partition cars, tank cars, sustainable conversions, double-stack railcars, auto-max ii, multi-max, and multi-max plus products, intermodal cars, automobile transport, coil steel and metals, flat cars, sliding wall cars, pressurized tank cars, and non-pressurized tank cars.