Benzinga | Jan 6, 2022 10:17AM EST

Greenbrier Companies's Earnings: A Preview

Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is set to give its latest quarterly earnings report on Friday, 2022-01-07. Here's what investors need to know before the announcement.

Analysts estimate that Greenbrier Companies will likely report an Earnings Per Share (EPS) of $0.21.

Greenbrier Companies bulls will hope to hear the company to announce they've not only beaten that estimate, but also to provide positive guidance, or forecasted growth, for the next quarter.

New investors should note that it is sometimes not an earnings beat or miss that most affects the price of a stock, but the guidance (or forecast).

Past Earnings Performance

Last quarter the company beat EPS by $0.24, which was followed by a 4.58% drop in the share price the next day.

Here's a look at Greenbrier Companies's past performance and the resulting price change:

Quarter Q4 2021 Q3 2021 Q2 2021 Q1 2021EPS Estimate 0.74 0.13 -0.37 -0.07EPS Actual 0.98 0.69 -0.28 -0.30Price Change % -4.58% 8.07% -1.41% -1.65%

Stock Performance

Shares of Greenbrier Companies were trading at $47.58 as of January 05. Over the last 52-week period, shares are up 34.87%. Given that these returns are generally positive, long-term shareholders are likely bullish going into this earnings release.

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