Values First Advisors Inc. Has $605,000 Holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) $GBX

Values First Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (The) (NYSE:GBX) by 218.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 13,134 shares of the transportation company’s stock after buying an additional 9,007 shares during the quarter. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Greenbrier Companies were worth $605,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 111.1% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,121 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $57,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $86,000. National Bank of Canada FI lifted its stake in Greenbrier Companies by 597.6% in the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 2,044 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $105,000 after buying an additional 1,751 shares during the period. Vestcor Inc acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $114,000. Finally, Yorktown Management & Research Co Inc acquired a new position in Greenbrier Companies in the first quarter valued at approximately $207,000. 95.59% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director James R. Huffines bought 2,500 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $44.84 per share, for a total transaction of $112,100.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 13,909 shares in the company, valued at $623,679.56. The trade was a 21.91% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.78% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Greenbrier Companies Trading Down 0.9%

NYSE GBX opened at $45.48 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $46.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $46.14. Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $37.77 and a 52 week high of $71.06. The company has a market cap of $1.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.83.

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 31st. The transportation company reported $0.05 earnings per share for the quarter. Greenbrier Companies had a return on equity of 14.56% and a net margin of 6.48%.The business had revenue of $766.50 million for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Greenbrier Companies, Inc. will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have issued reports on GBX shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Greenbrier Companies in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Greenbrier Companies from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Greenbrier Companies from $52.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $59.50.

About Greenbrier Companies

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.