Jones Financial Companies Lllp Increases Holdings in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX)

Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 147.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,188 shares of the transportation company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,876 shares during the quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp's holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. R Squared Ltd acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 241.2% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 911 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 644 shares during the period. KBC Group NV increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 57.8% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,466 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $89,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $107,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company's stock.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of Greenbrier Companies stock traded up $0.18 on Wednesday, reaching $55.05. The company had a trading volume of 84,005 shares, compared to its average volume of 428,005. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $61.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.53. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $41.40 and a 52-week high of $71.06. The firm has a market cap of $1.73 billion, a PE ratio of 9.61, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.62.

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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. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 12.10% and a net margin of 5.10%. The business had revenue of $875.90 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $849.51 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.96 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th were issued a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.18%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 29th. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 20.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $63.21, for a total value of $126,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 42,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,699,951.94. This trade represents a 4.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 1.78% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Bank of America upped their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus 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.