Vanguard Group Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock after purchasing an additional 51,624 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Greenbrier Companies worth $179,800,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $40,190,000 after purchasing an additional 346,039 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 667,002 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $30,795,000 after purchasing an additional 11,538 shares during the period. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 42.6% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 510,505 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $23,509,000 after buying an additional 152,524 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 9.0% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 477,218 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $21,976,000 after buying an additional 39,350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its position in Greenbrier Companies by 29.5% during the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 193,686 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $8,919,000 after buying an additional 44,155 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total transaction of $300,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 59,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.71% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GBX opened at $56.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $51.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.59. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $37.77 and a fifty-two week high of $59.19.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. The business had revenue of $706.10 million for 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%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 19.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.72 EPS. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th were paid a $0.32 dividend. 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 2.2%. Greenbrier Companies’s payout ratio is presently 22.38%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GBX has been the topic of several analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Friday, November 21st. They set a “sell” rating and a $38.00 target price on the stock. Susquehanna upped their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.00.

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.