Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK)’s stock price has gone rise by 5.81 in comparison to its previous close of 57.84, however, the company has experienced a 3.00% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-02-27 that Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NYSE:GRBK ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 27, 2025 ET Company Participants Rick Costello – CFO Jim Brickman – Co-Founder and CEO Jed Dolson – President and COO Conference Call Participants Carl Reichardt – BTIG Operator Thank you for standing by. My name is Janine, and I will be your lead operator for today.
Is It Worth Investing in Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK) Right Now?
Green Brick Partners Inc (NYSE: GRBK) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.94x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for GRBK is 1.90. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for GRBK is 40.98M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.04% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of GRBK on February 28, 2025 was 293.67K shares.
GRBK’s Market Performance
GRBK stock saw a decrease of 3.00% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -0.55% and a quarterly a decrease of -13.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.83%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.16% for Green Brick Partners Inc (GRBK). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.93% for GRBK’s stock, with a -8.03% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GRBK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GRBK stocks, with B. Riley Securities repeating the rating for GRBK by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for GRBK in the upcoming period, according to B. Riley Securities is $62 based on the research report published on June 26, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GRBK reach a price target of $48, previously predicting the price at $30. The rating they have provided for GRBK stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 04th, 2023.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to GRBK, setting the target price at $26.50 in the report published on November 22nd of the previous year.
GRBK Trading at 3.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GRBK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -27.71% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.16%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.83%, as shares surge +1.36% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.84% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GRBK rose by +3.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $59.46. In addition, Green Brick Partners Inc saw 8.34% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GRBK starting from RICHARD S PRESS, who proposed sale 16,500 shares at the price of $73.79 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, RICHARD S PRESS now owns shares of Green Brick Partners Inc, valued at $1,217,535 using the latest closing price.
Press Richard S, the Director of Green Brick Partners Inc, sale 3,500 shares at $69.04 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Press Richard S is holding 84,543 shares at $241,640 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GRBK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Green Brick Partners Inc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 25.36, with 17.37 for asset returns.
Based on Green Brick Partners Inc (GRBK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.5.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 476.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.26. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 151.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.93. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 7.30.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Green Brick Partners Inc (GRBK) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
