The closing price of Green Plains Inc (NASDAQ: GPRE) was $21.83 for the day, down -0.64% from the previous closing price of $21.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 609124 shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GPRE’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 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. The Director now owns 40,913 shares after completing the transaction at $24.73 per share. On Dec 11, 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 1.40B and an Enterprise Value of 1.73B. 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 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.52 whereas that against EBITDA is 32.26.
Stock Price History:
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 23.13, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 28.47.
Shares Statistics:
GPRE traded an average of 1.30M shares per day over the past three months and 1.03M shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 64.26M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.10M. Insiders hold about 3.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.75% stake in the company. Shares short for GPRE as of Jan 31, 2024 were 5.64M with a Short Ratio of 4.33, compared to 6.58M on Dec 29, 2023. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8.77% and a Short% of Float of 11.20%.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.59.
Earnings Estimates
The firm’s stock currently is rated by 8 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.19 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.15 and a low estimate of -$0.49, while EPS last year was -$1.2. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.16, with high estimates of $0.37 and low estimates of -$0.08.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.5 and $0.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.75. EPS for the following year is $2.25, with 9 analysts recommending between $4.64 and $0.9.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 8 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $815M to a low estimate of $513.47M. As of the current estimate, Green Plains Inc’s year-ago sales were $832.95M, an estimated decrease of -22.70% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $683.21M, a decrease of -20.30% over than the figure of -$22.70% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $845M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $554.06M.
A total of 9 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPRE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.2B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $3.3B, down -17.80% from the average estimate. Based on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.85B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.3B and the low estimate is $2.33B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 5.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
