Q1 Earnings Estimate for Green Plains Issued By Roth Capital

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) – Research analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Green Plains in a note issued to investors on Friday, November 1st. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings per share of ($0.10) 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.

GPRE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on Green Plains from $22.00 to $17.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 7th. UBS Group decreased their target price on Green Plains from $26.00 to $23.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, August 19th. Oppenheimer cut Green Plains from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Craig Hallum decreased their target price on shares of Green Plains from $34.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock 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 for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.50.

Green Plains Price Performance

NASDAQ:GPRE opened at $12.87 on Monday. Green Plains has a 52-week low of $10.74 and a 52-week high of $28.50. The company has a market cap of $832.05 million, a P/E ratio of -33.87 and a beta of 1.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $12.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.47.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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). Green Plains had a negative return on equity of 4.81% and a negative net margin of 0.79%. The business had revenue of $618.83 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $646.70 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned ($0.89) earnings per share. Green Plains’s revenue was down 27.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Green Plains

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GPRE. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP grew its stake in shares of Green Plains by 3,036.9% in the first quarter. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP now owns 1,753,690 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $40,545,000 after purchasing an additional 1,697,784 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Green Plains by 10.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,661,374 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $107,771,000 after buying an additional 447,825 shares during the period. Kailix Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Green Plains by 39.8% in the second quarter. Kailix Advisors LLC now owns 1,343,269 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $22,406,000 after buying an additional 382,517 shares during the period. Clifford Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Green Plains during the first quarter worth about $7,688,000. Finally, Lumbard & Kellner LLC acquired a new position in shares of Green Plains in the second quarter worth approximately $4,685,000.

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.