Versor Investments LP Buys Shares of 9,279 The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX)

Versor Investments LP purchased a new position in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 9,279 shares of the transportation company's stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GBX. Values First Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. now owns 4,134 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 19,675 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $1,200,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,859 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $845,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 9,939 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $506,000 after buying an additional 363 shares during the last quarter. Finally, R Squared Ltd bought a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 3.3 %

NYSE:GBX traded up $1.77 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $55.43. The company's stock had a trading volume of 325,417 shares, compared to its average volume of 444,891. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $41.40 and a 1 year high of $71.06. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 9.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $62.12 and a 200-day moving average of $58.63.

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Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.16 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $875.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $849.51 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 5.10%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.96 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 29th were given a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.17%. Greenbrier Companies's payout ratio is 20.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $126,420.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 42,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,699,951.94. This represents a 4.47 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.78% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Bank of America lifted their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Greenbrier Companies has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of $63.00.

Greenbrier Companies Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets railroad freight car equipment in North America, Europe, and South America. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing; Maintenance Services; and Leasing & Management Services. The Manufacturing segment offers covered hopper cars, gondolas, open top hoppers, boxcars, center partition cars, tank cars, sustainable conversions, double-stack railcars, auto-max ii, multi-max, and multi-max plus products, intermodal cars, automobile transport, coil steel and metals, flat cars, sliding wall cars, pressurized tank cars, and non-pressurized tank cars.