Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE - Free Report) - Research analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Green Plains in a report issued on Monday, February 10th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of ($0.30) for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Green Plains' current full-year earnings is ($1.02) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains' Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.
Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.86) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.22) by ($0.64). Green Plains had a negative net margin of 0.79% and a negative return on equity of 4.81%. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.13 EPS.
Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on GPRE. StockNews.com downgraded Green Plains from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, February 10th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $12.00 target price (down from $18.00) on shares of Green Plains in a report on Thursday. Stephens raised Green Plains to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reduced their price objective on Green Plains from $13.00 to $8.00 and set a "market perform" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, February 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $22.56.
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Green Plains Trading Up 2.0 %
Shares of NASDAQ GPRE traded up $0.13 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $6.67. 2,115,403 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,236,183. Green Plains has a 1 year low of $5.96 and a 1 year high of $24.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $431.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -17.55, a PEG ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46. The business has a 50 day moving average of $9.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $11.61.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GPRE. CenterBook Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Green Plains during the 4th quarter valued at about $10,940,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Green Plains by 1,122.1% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 704,125 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $6,675,000 after acquiring an additional 646,507 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Green Plains by 92.0% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,020,129 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $9,671,000 after acquiring an additional 488,870 shares during the last quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of Green Plains during the 4th quarter valued at about $4,249,000. Finally, Trexquant Investment LP increased its holdings in shares of Green Plains by 177.5% during the 4th quarter. Trexquant Investment LP now owns 469,639 shares of the specialty chemicals company's stock valued at $4,452,000 after acquiring an additional 300,413 shares during the last quarter.
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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.
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