The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX) Shares Sold by von Borstel & Associates Inc.

von Borstel & Associates Inc. lessened its holdings in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX - Free Report) by 26.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,252 shares of the transportation company's stock after selling 9,587 shares during the period. Greenbrier Companies makes up about 0.6% of von Borstel & Associates Inc.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th largest position. von Borstel & Associates Inc. owned about 0.08% of Greenbrier Companies worth $1,601,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Values First Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Values First Advisors Inc. now owns 4,134 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $252,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. raised its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. Cullen Investment Group LTD. now owns 19,675 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $1,200,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Carolina Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 13,859 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $845,000 after buying an additional 331 shares in the last quarter. Swiss National Bank increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 61,200 shares of the transportation company's stock valued at $3,733,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares during the period. Finally, R Squared Ltd purchased a new position in Greenbrier Companies during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $26,000. 95.59% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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Greenbrier Companies Stock Performance

NYSE:GBX traded down $0.50 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $53.85. 571,539 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 322,368. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $41.40 and a 52-week high of $71.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.40, a PEG ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.62. The company's 50 day moving average price is $60.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.43.

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

Greenbrier Companies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Wednesday, January 29th were issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, January 29th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.23%. Greenbrier Companies's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.94%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greenbrier Companies

In related news, COO William J. Krueger sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 42,714 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,699,951.94. This represents a 4.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.78% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Bank of America lifted their target price on Greenbrier Companies from $60.00 to $62.00 and gave the company an "underperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average 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.