De Lisle Partners LLP Purchases Shares of 100,336 Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

De Lisle Partners LLP acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 100,336 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,916,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Heartland Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,901,000. Donald Smith & CO. Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 2nd quarter worth about $31,987,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter worth approximately $50,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the 2nd quarter valued at $3,300,000. Finally, Crown Advisors Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter valued at about $1,715,000. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 0.5%

NYSE GBX opened at $46.05 on Friday. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 12 month low of $38.23 and a 12 month high of $59.19. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $48.53 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.49. The company has a market capitalization of $1.42 billion, a PE ratio of 13.66 and a beta of 1.43.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 1st. The transportation company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $576.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $612.69 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 6.49% and a net margin of 4.07%.The company’s revenue was down 31.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.86 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 3.1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 6th. Investors of record on Thursday, July 16th were paid a dividend of $0.34 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 16th. This represents a $1.36 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.0%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 40.36%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Weiss Ratings lowered Greenbrier Companies from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 8th. Susquehanna cut shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “positive” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.00.

Greenbrier Companies 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.