Gallacher Capital Management LLC Buys Shares of 14,072 Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Gallacher Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 14,072 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $650,000.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Greenbrier Companies during the third quarter valued at $58,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 18.9% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 5,407 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 858 shares during the period. New York State Common Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 87.9% during the 3rd quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 17,958 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $829,000 after purchasing an additional 8,400 shares during the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Greenbrier Companies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $711,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.6% in the third quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 109,827 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $5,071,000 after buying an additional 1,686 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on GBX. Zacks Research raised shares of Greenbrier Companies from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Friday, November 21st. They issued a “sell” rating and a $38.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut Greenbrier Companies from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 1st. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.00.

Insider Activity at Greenbrier Companies

In other news, COO William J. Krueger sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 30th. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $300,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 59,262 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,963,100. The trade was a 9.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.71% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Up 2.6%

NYSE:GBX opened at $53.75 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $48.08 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $46.27. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $66.29. The stock has a market cap of $1.66 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.68.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 8th. The transportation company reported $1.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.84 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $706.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $641.52 million. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 11.53% and a net margin of 6.03%.The firm’s revenue was down 19.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. Greenbrier Companies has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-4.75 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Greenbrier Companies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, January 27th will be given a dividend of $0.32 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, January 27th. This represents a $1.28 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.4%. Greenbrier Companies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.38%.

Greenbrier Companies Company Profile

The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of freight transportation equipment and services. The company designs, engineers and manufactures railroad freight cars—such as intermodal well cars, covered hoppers, tank cars and double-stack cars—as well as marine barges for domestic and international customers. Beyond original equipment production, Greenbrier provides aftermarket services including maintenance, repair, refurbishment and mechanical overhauls under long-term service agreements.

Greenbrier’s operations are organized into OEM and aftermarket segments, with manufacturing facilities and engineering centers across North America, Europe and Russia.