Paul Bloom Sells 31,096 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Paul Bloom sold 31,096 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.55, for a total value of $48,198.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,452,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,069.65. The trade was a 2.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Gevo Price Performance

GEVO opened at $1.57 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $1.83. Gevo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.15 and a 12-month high of $2.97. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The firm has a market cap of $382.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.76 and a beta of 1.04.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The energy company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $46.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $46.40 million. Gevo had a negative return on equity of 5.83% and a negative net margin of 119.93%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Key Stories Impacting Gevo

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gevo projects more than $60 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2026, representing a significant increase in its earnings outlook. Management also plans to exit the South Dakota ATJ-60 facility and scale its North Dakota operation toward 75 million gallons of annual capacity by the end of 2026, supporting the company’s longer-term production and profitability goals. Gevo projects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of more than $60 million
• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue reached $46.5 million, slightly exceeding expectations, while the quarterly loss of $0.01 per share was better than the anticipated $0.02 loss. The results and higher full-year expectations helped drive the positive investor reaction. Gevo Reports Second Quarter Results and Raises Financial Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo’s outlook upgrade is being weighed against continued execution and cash-flow risks. Third-party figures cited a roughly $177 million net loss, a $171.7 million operating loss, and $58.1 million in cash at quarter-end, although liabilities declined and operating cash use was $8.3 million. Gevo Stock Rises on Q2 2026 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders, including the CEO, CFO and director Patrick Gruber, sold shares totaling approximately $466,000. The transactions were conducted under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans; the CEO’s sale covered tax withholding obligations, reducing the bearish significance, but the absence of insider purchases remains a cautionary signal. Gevo insider transaction filing

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research raised shares of Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 price target (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $2.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GEVO. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Gevo by 3.0% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,484,697 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $30,350,000 after purchasing an additional 455,543 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Gevo by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,424,375 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $16,849,000 after buying an additional 944,287 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Gevo by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,878,866 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,758,000 after acquiring an additional 1,719,381 shares during the last quarter. Nuveen LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 107.7% during the fourth quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 4,138,251 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $8,277,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,019 shares during the period. Finally, Millennium Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 1.9% in the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,278,261 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,803,000 after acquiring an additional 61,919 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Gevo Company Profile

Gevo, Inc (NASDAQ: GEVO) is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company that develops and produces low-carbon alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company’s core technology platform converts fermentable sugars into isobutanol, which can be further processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Gevo’s integrated biorefinery model combines fermentation, recovery, and downstream processing to deliver scalable, drop-in replacements for conventional fossil-derived hydrocarbons.

Gevo’s primary products include isobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol used as a building block for various fuels and chemicals, and hydrocarbon fuels that meet ASTM specifications for aviation and road transport.