Insider Selling: Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Insider Sells $15,040.50 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) insider Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $2.71, for a total value of $15,040.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 270,823 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,930.33. This trade represents a 2.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Andrew Shafer also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, March 10th, Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares of Gevo stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $2.21, for a total value of $12,265.50.
• On Tuesday, January 20th, Andrew Shafer sold 5,000 shares of Gevo stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.99, for a total transaction of $9,950.00.

Gevo Price Performance

Shares of GEVO stock opened at $2.30 on Friday. Gevo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $0.92 and a 1 year high of $2.97. The firm has a market capitalization of $558.49 million, a P/E ratio of -17.69 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $2.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.13.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The energy company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by $0.01. Gevo had a negative return on equity of 7.20% and a negative net margin of 21.07%.The company had revenue of $45.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $43.52 million. On average, equities analysts predict that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GEVO. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. bought a new position in Gevo in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $870,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in Gevo by 250.2% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 76,538 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 54,683 shares during the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Gevo during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in Gevo by 41.3% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,878,866 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,758,000 after purchasing an additional 1,719,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in Gevo by 83.0% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,950 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 9,500 shares in the last quarter. 35.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on GEVO shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $3.00 target price on shares of Gevo in a research note on Wednesday, December 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Gevo currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.42.

Key Headlines Impacting Gevo

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gevo said it will double ethanol production at its North Dakota plant, shifting resources away from a planned South Dakota SAF project and increasing near‑term fuel output and revenue potential — this improves short‑term cash generation prospects. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: The company has shelved the South Dakota sustainable jet‑fuel project to focus on the North Dakota ethanol expansion; that reduces near‑term SAF capacity growth but clarifies capital allocation and timelines. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider Andrew Shafer sold 5,550 shares on April 1 under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 plan; the size is small relative to the company’s float and was planned, so it’s unlikely to signal new negative information. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: COO Christopher Michael Ryan sold a large block of shares across March 30–31 (reported sales of ~100,000 and ~29,797 shares), materially reducing his stake; media coverage frames this as a significant unload and such sizeable insider sales have likely put downward pressure on the stock. Read More. Read More.

Gevo Company Profile

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.