Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [GBX] stock prices are up 6.01% to $54.48 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The GBX shares have gain 6.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.97%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 27, March 2024, Greenbrier announces webcast and conference call of quarterly financial results. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE: GBX) invites shareholders and other interested parties to listen to its financial results conference call for the second quarter ended February 29, 2024, live, either over the Internet or via dial in.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [NYSE: GBX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 16, 2023, when Susquehanna upgraded its rating to a Positive and also boosted its price target to $50 from $44. Previously, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to Equal Weight on September 07, 2023, and dropped its price target to $40. On January 17, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underperform. Susquehanna downgraded its rating to a Neutral and increased its price target to $37 on November 07, 2022. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral. Stephens upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on December 10, 2021, and upped its price target to $56. In a note dated July 26, 2021, Susquehanna upgraded an Positive rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $49 to $56.
The stock price of Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [GBX] has been fluctuating between $25.41 and $53.36 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $51.5 within the next 12 months. Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [NYSE: GBX] shares were valued at $54.48 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -5.47% based on the average GBX price forecast.
Analyzing the GBX fundamentals
The Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [NYSE:GBX] reported sales of 3.98B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.40%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.12% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.38.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 52.19 points at the first support level, and at 49.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 55.81, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 57.15.
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [GBX] reported earnings per share of $0.96 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 11/29/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $0.73/share, meaning a difference of $0.23 and a surprise factor of 31.50%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 8/30/2023 were $0.92 per share as compared to estimates of $1 per share, a difference of -$0.08 representing a surprise of -8.00%.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Greenbrier Cos., Inc. [NYSE:GBX]’s Current Ratio is 2.89. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.36, and the Cash Ratio is 0.32. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.43, the price to book ratio is 1.33 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.26.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Felton Wanda F, Director, that happened on Feb 07 ’24 when 4185.0 shares were sold. EVP & President, The Americas, Comstock Brian J completed a deal on Jan 25 ’24 to sell 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Senior Vice President BAKER MARTIN RAYMOND sold 5034.0 shares on Jan 12 ’24.
