Q1 Earnings Estimate for Green Plains Issued By Roth Capital

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) – Equities researchers at Roth Capital lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Green Plains in a research report issued on Monday, February 10th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now expects that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of ($0.30) for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for Green Plains’ current full-year earnings is ($1.02) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.10 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on Green Plains from $13.00 to $8.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Truist Financial reduced their price target on shares of Green Plains from $25.00 to $18.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Stephens raised shares of Green Plains to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Green Plains from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.31.

Green Plains Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ GPRE opened at $6.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $402.77 million, a P/E ratio of -16.39, a P/E/G ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 1.44. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $9.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.69. Green Plains has a 52-week low of $5.98 and a 52-week high of $24.21. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The specialty chemicals company reported ($0.86) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.22) by ($0.64). Green Plains had a negative return on equity of 4.81% and a negative net margin of 0.79%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Green Plains

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GPRE. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in Green Plains by 433.3% during the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 3,344 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 2,717 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Green Plains in the third quarter valued at $52,000. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in Green Plains during the third quarter valued at about $65,000. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in Green Plains by 120.7% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 6,071 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $58,000 after acquiring an additional 3,320 shares during the period. Finally, Cape Investment Advisory Inc. raised its position in Green Plains by 340.6% in the fourth quarter. Cape Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 7,050 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $67,000 after acquiring an additional 5,450 shares in the last quarter.

About Green Plains

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.