Insider Sale: Senior Vice President Martin Baker Sells Shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX)

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Oct 30, 2024
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Senior Vice President Martin Baker sold 8,285 shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX, Financial) on October 28, 2024, as reported in a recent SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 45,470 shares of the company.

Greenbrier Companies Inc is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of railroad freight car equipment in North America and Europe, and a manufacturer of ocean-going marine barges in North America.

Over the past year, Martin Baker has sold a total of 25,002 shares of the company and has not made any purchases. The insider transaction history for Greenbrier Companies Inc shows a pattern of more sales than purchases among insiders, with 14 insider sells and only 1 insider buy over the same timeframe.

Shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc were trading at $62.5 on the day of the transaction. The company has a market cap of $1.901 billion. The price-earnings ratio of the stock is 12.23, which is lower than both the industry median of 14.085 and the company’s historical median.

According to the GF Value, the intrinsic value estimate for Greenbrier Companies Inc is $45.17 per share, making the stock significantly overvalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.38.

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The GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, adjusted by a GuruFocus factor which considers past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from analysts.

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