The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Shares of The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the four analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and three have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $60.00.

GBX has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $63.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. StockNews.com cut Greenbrier Companies from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on Greenbrier Companies from $42.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 24th.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.78, for a total value of $117,560.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 48,714 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,863,408.92. This represents a 3.94 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Ricardo Galvan sold 4,950 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.00, for a total value of $321,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 27,472 shares in the company, valued at $1,785,680. This trade represents a 15.27 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 12,703 shares of company stock valued at $790,338. Company insiders own 2.54% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greenbrier Companies

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the second quarter worth $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 60.9% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Gladius Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the 3rd quarter worth $55,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies during the second quarter worth about $67,000. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

GBX stock traded up $0.09 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $65.22. The stock had a trading volume of 154,969 shares, compared to its average volume of 326,281. Greenbrier Companies has a 52-week low of $36.22 and a 52-week high of $67.22. The stock has a market cap of $2.04 billion, a PE ratio of 13.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 1.58. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $54.33 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $51.08.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The transportation company reported $1.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.32 by $0.60. The business had revenue of $1.05 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.05 billion. Greenbrier Companies had a net margin of 4.52% and a return on equity of 10.86%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.92 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies will post 5.2 EPS for the current year.

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, November 6th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.84%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 6th. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.14%.

Greenbrier Companies Company 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.