Gaining Ground: Green Plains Inc (GPRE) Closes Higher at 21.74, Up 1.59

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The price of Green Plains Inc (NASDAQ: GPRE) closed at $21.74 in the last session, up 1.59% from day before closing price of $21.40. In other words, the price has increased by $1.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.68 million shares were traded. GPRE stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.39.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at GPRE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.80 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.65.

Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on January 17, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $40 to $37.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 ’24 when Treuer Alain sold 22,999 shares for $22.66 per share. The transaction valued at 521,157 led to the insider holds 230,000 shares of the business.

Knudsen Ejnar A III bought 4,000 shares of GPRE for $98,920 on Feb 12 ’24. The Director now owns 40,913 shares after completing the transaction at $24.73 per share. On Dec 11 ’23, another insider, Becker Todd A, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, bought 960 shares for $24.68 each. As a result, the insider paid 23,693 and bolstered with 696,346 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GPRE now has a Market Capitalization of 1405369216 and an Enterprise Value of 1870366080. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.53. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.568 whereas that against EBITDA is 54.212.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for GPRE is 1.62, which has changed by -0.35508752 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.24191546 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPRE has reached a high of $36.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.44. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.59%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, GPRE traded on average about 1.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1247980 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 64.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.17M. Insiders hold about 3.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.83% stake in the company. Shares short for GPRE as of 1713139200 were 6719515 with a Short Ratio of 5.86, compared to 1710460800 on 6219322. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6719515 and a Short% of Float of 13.18.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.59.

Earnings Estimates

The performance of Green Plains Inc (GPRE) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 10.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.28 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.1 and a low estimate of -$0.52, while EPS last year was -$1.2. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.23 and low estimates of -$0.08.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.17 and $0.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.57. EPS for the following year is $2.08, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $4.63 and $0.7.

Revenue Estimates

According to 9 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $654.35M. It ranges from a high estimate of $815M to a low estimate of $549M. As of the current estimate, Green Plains Inc’s year-ago sales were $832.95MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $690.74M. There is a high estimate of $845M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $560.75M.

A total of 11 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPRE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.28B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.3BBased on 11 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $4.5B and the low estimate is $2.5B.

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