Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Stock Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average – What’s Next?

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX)’s share price passed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $48.30 and traded as high as $52.72. Greenbrier Companies shares last traded at $51.7770, with a volume of 291,076 shares traded.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on GBX shares. Susquehanna raised their price target on shares of Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 0.6%

The firm has a market cap of $1.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.62. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $53.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $48.36.

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

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Investors of record on Tuesday, January 27th were issued a dividend of $0.32 per share. This represents a $1.28 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, January 27th. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.38%.

Insider Transactions at Greenbrier Companies

In other Greenbrier Companies news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 1.71% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Greenbrier Companies

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Gen Wealth Partners Inc purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Quarry LP increased its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 1,104 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $58,000. Danske Bank A S acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $61,000. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 2,245 shares in the last quarter. 95.59% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.