von Borstel & Associates Inc. Invests $1.82 Million in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX)

von Borstel & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (NYSE:GBX) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 35,839 shares of the transportation company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,823,000. Greenbrier Companies accounts for approximately 1.0% of von Borstel & Associates Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in GBX. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in Greenbrier Companies by 60.9% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 547 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.5% during the first quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 15,379 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $801,000 after acquiring an additional 224 shares during the last quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.7% during the second quarter. SummerHaven Investment Management LLC now owns 17,083 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $846,000 after purchasing an additional 284 shares during the period. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Greenbrier Companies by 1.9% in the second quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System now owns 15,700 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $778,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its holdings in Greenbrier Companies by 1.3% in the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 27,211 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $1,418,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.59% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of GBX traded down $0.38 on Tuesday, reaching $52.14. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 100,434 shares, compared to its average volume of 319,346. The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $32.00 and a twelve month high of $58.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion, a PE ratio of 13.74, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $48.04 and a 200-day moving average of $49.81.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut Greenbrier Companies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Friday, August 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $62.67.

Insider Transactions at Greenbrier Companies

In related news, SVP Laurie R. Dornan sold 5,935 shares of Greenbrier Companies stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $50.92, for a total transaction of $302,210.20. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 23,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,182,667.92. The trade was a 0.00 % 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. Company insiders own 2.54% of the company’s stock.

Greenbrier Companies Company Profile

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.