Today it was reported that the COO of Genesee & Wyoming (NYSE: GWR), David A. Brown, exercised options to sell 3,429 GWR shares at $86.58 a share, for a total transaction value of $301.7K. The options were close to expired and David A. Brown disposed stocks.
Following David A. Brown’s last GWR Sell transaction on August 30, 2017, the stock climbed by 20.0%. In addition to David A. Brown, 4 other GWR executives reported Sell trades in the last month.
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Based on Genesee & Wyoming’s latest earnings report for the quarter ending June 30, the company posted quarterly revenue of $595 million and quarterly net profit of $44.17 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $540 million and had a net profit of $46.01 million. GWR’s market cap is $5.28B and the company has a P/E ratio of 9.22. Currently, Genesee & Wyoming has an average volume of 267.6K.
Based on 6 analyst ratings, the analyst consensus is Moderate Buy with an average price target of $93.00, reflecting a 5.6% upside.
In the last 30 days, insiders have sold $950.7K worth of GWR shares and purchased $1M worth of GWR shares. The insider sentiment on Genesee & Wyoming has been negative according to 102 insider trades in the past three months. This sentiment is slightly lower than the average sentiment of company insiders in this sector.
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Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. engages in the ownership and operation of short line and regional freight railroads; and provision of railcar switching and other rail-related services. It operates through the following segments: North American Operations, Australian Operations, and United Kingdom or European Operations.
