Insider Sale: EVP & President, The Americas Brian Comstock Sells 30,000 Shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX)

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Oct 31, 2024
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Brian Comstock, Executive Vice President and President of The Americas at Greenbrier Companies Inc (GBX, Financial), executed a sale of 30,000 shares of the company on October 30, 2024, as reported in a recent SEC Filing. Following this transaction, the insider now owns 61,094.7779 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 the manufacture of barges in North America. The company provides services that include railcar leasing and management, and railcar repair.

Over the past year, Brian Comstock has sold a total of 42,500 shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc and has not made any purchases of the stock. This recent transaction is part of a broader trend observed within the company, where there have been 14 insider sells and no insider buys over the past year.

On the date of the sale, shares of Greenbrier Companies Inc were priced at $61.17. The company has a market cap of approximately $1.857 billion. The price-earnings ratio stands at 11.95, which is below both the industry median of 14.17 and the company's historical median.

According to the GF Value, the intrinsic value of Greenbrier Companies Inc is estimated at $45.17 per share, making the stock significantly overvalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 1.35.

The GF Value is calculated based on historical trading multiples like the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, adjusted for the company's past performance and estimated future business outcomes.

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This insider sale could be of interest to investors tracking insider behaviors and evaluating the stock's valuation metrics in relation to its current trading price.

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