Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – What’s Next?

Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) saw strong trading volume on Tuesday . 732,013 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 79% from the previous session’s volume of 408,880 shares.The stock last traded at $48.0310 and had previously closed at $48.36.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

Greenbrier Companies Price Performance

The stock’s 50 day moving average is $53.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $48.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.49 billion, a PE ratio of 8.42, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.62.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.30. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The business had revenue of $706.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $641.52 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.72 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 11th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 20th will be issued a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 20th. This is an increase from Greenbrier Companies’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.32. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 22.38%.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 30th. The stock was 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 approximately $2,963,100. This represents a 9.19% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 3,894,314 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $179,800,000 after acquiring an additional 51,624 shares during the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 254.6% in the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,859,224 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $86,900,000 after acquiring an additional 1,334,891 shares during the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 65.7% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 872,748 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $40,190,000 after acquiring an additional 346,039 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management grew its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 789,711 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $36,911,000 after buying an additional 122,709 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 98.9% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 762,907 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $35,658,000 after buying an additional 379,314 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

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.