Roth Capital Comments on Green Plains Q1 Earnings

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Green Plains in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, November 1st. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn ($0.10) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Green Plains’ current full-year earnings is ($1.04) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently commented on GPRE. Oppenheimer downgraded Green Plains from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Craig Hallum decreased their price target on shares of Green Plains from $34.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Green Plains from $26.00 to $23.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 19th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Green Plains from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “market perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on shares of Green Plains from $25.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $25.50.

Green Plains Stock Performance

Shares of Green Plains stock opened at $12.87 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $15.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $832.05 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.87 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Green Plains has a one year low of $10.74 and a one year high of $28.50.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.38) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.35). The company had revenue of $618.83 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $646.70 million. Green Plains had a negative net margin of 0.79% and a negative return on equity of 4.81%. Green Plains’s revenue for the quarter was down 27.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.89) EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Green Plains

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Future Fund LLC boosted its stake in shares of Green Plains by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Future Fund LLC now owns 69,707 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $944,000 after buying an additional 9,410 shares during the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in Green Plains by 2.3% in the third quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 62,254 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $843,000 after purchasing an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Green Plains in the 3rd quarter valued at $153,000. Inspire Advisors LLC bought a new position in Green Plains in the 3rd quarter valued at $185,000. Finally, nVerses Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Green Plains during the 3rd quarter valued at $65,000.

Green Plains Company Profile

Green Plains Inc produces low-carbon fuels in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. The Ethanol Production segment produces ethanol, distillers grains, and ultra-high protein and renewable corn oil.