Hodges Capital Management Inc. Has $1.56 Million Stock Holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Hodges Capital Management Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 31.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,795 shares of the transportation company’s stock after selling 15,580 shares during the period. Hodges Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.11% of Greenbrier Companies worth $1,560,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd acquired a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter valued at approximately $47,000. State of Wyoming bought a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 282.4% in 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 in the last quarter. EMC Capital Management bought a new stake in Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter valued at $150,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 404.0% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,362 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $155,000 after acquiring an additional 2,695 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on GBX shares. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 1st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.00.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the completion of 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 filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

GBX opened at $57.74 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.78 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.68. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.88. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a one year low of $37.77 and a one year high of $58.69.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 6.03% and a return on equity of 11.53%. Greenbrier Companies’s revenue was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.2%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.