Is Greenbrier Cos., Inc (GBX) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

Ulysses Smith

At the time of writing, Greenbrier Cos., Inc [GBX] stock is trading at $42.6, up 2.11%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The GBX shares have gain 1.43% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.93%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Greenbrier Cos., Inc [NYSE: GBX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 08, 2024, when TD Cowen reiterated its Buy rating and also boosted its price target to $60 from $53. Previously, Susquehanna upgraded its rating to Positive on October 16, 2023, and elevated its price target to $50. On September 07, 2023, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight and revised its price target to $40 on the stock. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform. Susquehanna downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $37 on November 07, 2022. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on July 11, 2022. In a note dated December 10, 2021, Stephens upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $41 to $56.

For the past year, the stock price of Greenbrier Cos., Inc fluctuated between $37.77 and $71.06. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $52 within the next 12 months. Greenbrier Cos., Inc [NYSE: GBX] shares were valued at $42.6 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.07% based on the average GBX price forecast.

Analyzing the GBX fundamentals

According to Greenbrier Cos., Inc [NYSE:GBX], the company’s sales were 3.23B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -28.14% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.2.

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 41.96 points at the first support level, and at 41.31 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 42.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.29.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Greenbrier Cos., Inc [NYSE:GBX] has a current ratio of 2.43. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.38, and the Cash Ratio is 29.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.41, the price to book ratio is 0.86 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 6.72.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Huffines James R, Director, that happened on Aug 08 ’25 when 2500.0 shares were purchased. Director, Felton Wanda F completed a deal on Jul 11 ’25 to sell 3652.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director FARGO THOMAS B sold 3727.0 shares on Jul 09 ’25.

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