Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.32 (NYSE:GBX)

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be given a dividend of 0.32 per share by the transportation company on Tuesday, February 17th. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 27th.

Greenbrier Companies has raised its dividend by an average of 0.0%per year over the last three years and has raised its dividend every year for the last 3 years. Greenbrier Companies has a dividend payout ratio of 27.2% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Research analysts expect Greenbrier Companies to earn $6.25 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.28 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 20.5%.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:GBX opened at $53.43 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.67 billion, a PE ratio of 8.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.25 and a two-hundred day moving average of $46.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 1.38 and a current ratio of 2.43. Greenbrier Companies has a fifty-two week low of $37.77 and a fifty-two week high of $71.06.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.30% and a return on equity of 12.90%. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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, research analysts forecast that Greenbrier Companies will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter worth about $47,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 6,900.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 1,120 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,040 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $140,000 after buying an additional 2,245 shares during the period. Finally, EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter valued at approximately $150,000. 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.