Green Plains (GPRE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Green Plains Inc. produces low-carbon fuels in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. The Ethanol Production segment produces ethanol, distillers grains, and ultra-high protein and renewable corn oil. The Agribusiness and Energy Services segment engages in the grain procurement, handling and storage, commodity marketing business; and trading of ethanol, distiller grains, renewable corn oil, grain, natural gas, and other commodities in various markets. This segment also provides grain drying and storage services to grain producers. The Partnership segment offers fuel storage and transportation services. It operates 24 ethanol storage facilities; two fuel terminal facilities; and a fleet of approximately 2,180 leased railcars. The company was formerly known as Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Green Plains Inc. in May 2014. Green Plains Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.34 to $3.63
• 50-Day Range: $3.48 to $6.67
• 52-Week Range: $3.26 to $22.75
• Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.37 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $220.08 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $16.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Green Plains Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Green Plains scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 100th out of 186 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Green Plains has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Green Plains has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Green Plains are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.50) to $0.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Green Plains is -2.50, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Green Plains is -2.50, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Green Plains has a P/B Ratio of 0.25. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.19% of the float of Green Plains has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Green Plains has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Green Plains has recently decreased by 10.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Green Plains does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Green Plains does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Green Plains will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.54% next year. This indicates that Green Plains will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -4.92

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.19% of the float of Green Plains has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Green Plains has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Green Plains has recently decreased by 10.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Green Plains has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Green Plains this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for GPRE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Green Plains insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 2.30% of the stock of Green Plains is held by insiders.

GPRE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GPRE shares performed this year?

Green Plains' stock was trading at $9.48 at the start of the year. Since then, GPRE stock has decreased by 64.1% and is now trading at $3.40.
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How were Green Plains' earnings last quarter?

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February, 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.86) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.22) by $0.64. Green Plains had a negative net margin of 3.36% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.88%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Green Plains' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Green Plains include Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%), IMC Chicago LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.09%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.06%). Insiders that own company stock include James D Anderson, Ejnar A Knudsen III, Michelle Mapes, Brian Peterson, Der Meulen Leslie Van and James E Stark.
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How do I buy shares of Green Plains?

Shares of GPRE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Green Plains own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Green Plains investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), AT&T (T), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/07/2025
• Today: 4/17/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/02/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Industrial organic chemicals
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:GPRE
• CIK: 1309402
• Web: www.gpreinc.com
• Phone: (402) 884-8700
• Fax: 402-884-8776
• Employees: 900
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $16.50
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $4.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +380.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.36)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-82,500,000.00
• Net Margins: -3.36%
• Pretax Margin: -2.90%
• Return on Equity: -11.88%
• Return on Assets: -6.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.49
• Current Ratio: 1.48
• Quick Ratio: 0.89

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.09
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $13.51 per share
• Price / Book: 0.25

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 64,729,000
• Free Float: 62,658,000
• Market Cap: $222.34 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.20