Roth Capital Increases Earnings Estimates for Green Plains

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ:GPRE) – Analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Green Plains in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Roth Capital analyst C. Irwin now forecasts that the specialty chemicals company will earn $0.35 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.31. The consensus estimate for Green Plains’ current full-year earnings is ($1.02) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Green Plains’ FY2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS.

Green Plains (NASDAQ:GPRE) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 in the previous year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share.

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

Green Plains Stock Up 0.5 %

NASDAQ:GPRE opened at $6.23 on Tuesday. Green Plains has a 1-year low of $5.98 and a 1-year high of $24.21. The company has a 50-day moving average of $9.48 and a 200 day moving average of $11.69. The firm has a market cap of $402.77 million, a PE ratio of -16.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.69 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.78 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Green Plains

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Green Plains by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,910,245 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $52,945,000 after purchasing an additional 111,501 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Green Plains by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,401,476 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $13,286,000 after purchasing an additional 250,738 shares during the last quarter. Kailix Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Green Plains by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Kailix Advisors LLC now owns 1,316,894 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $12,484,000 after buying an additional 174,519 shares during the period. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Green Plains by 1,122.1% in the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 704,125 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $6,675,000 after buying an additional 646,507 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. increased its holdings in Green Plains by 12.8% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 626,159 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $5,936,000 after buying an additional 71,065 shares during the period.

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.