Oluwagbemileke Yusuf Agiri Sells 31,958 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CFO Oluwagbemileke Yusuf Agiri sold 31,958 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.77, for a total value of $56,565.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 554,144 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $980,834.88. This represents a 5.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gevo Price Performance

Shares of GEVO stock opened at $1.86 on Friday. Gevo, Inc. has a twelve month low of $1.10 and a twelve month high of $2.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.03. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $42.95 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $44.90 million. Gevo had a negative return on equity of 5.06% and a negative net margin of 19.38%. On average, analysts predict that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in Gevo during the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Gevo during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Berger Financial Group Inc acquired a new position in Gevo during the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Franklin Resources Inc. acquired a new position in Gevo during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp acquired a new position in Gevo during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. 35.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Wall Street Zen cut Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. HC Wainwright restated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $2.00 price objective (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities set a $3.50 price objective on Gevo and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Gevo currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.75.

Key Gevo News

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright lifted its earnings outlook for Gevo, including higher EPS estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, FY2029 and FY2030, while maintaining a Buy rating. This suggests analysts see better earnings potential ahead for Read More..
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo was also the subject of an article comparing its financial profile with Clearway Energy, but that type of relative valuation coverage is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in reported short interest, with the latest figure still at zero shares, so this does not appear to be a real trading catalyst for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the analyst upgrades, Gevo’s recent earnings history remains a headwind: the company previously missed quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, and analysts still expect a loss for the current fiscal year. That helps explain why the stock may still be trading below recent averages.

About Gevo

Gevo, Inc (NASDAQ: GEVO) is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company that develops and produces low-carbon alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company’s core technology platform converts fermentable sugars into isobutanol, which can be further processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Gevo’s integrated biorefinery model combines fermentation, recovery, and downstream processing to deliver scalable, drop-in replacements for conventional fossil-derived hydrocarbons.

Gevo’s primary products include isobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol used as a building block for various fuels and chemicals, and hydrocarbon fuels that meet ASTM specifications for aviation and road transport.