Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Insider Sells $15,898.35 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) insider Kimberly Bowron sold 10,257 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.55, for a total value of $15,898.35. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 686,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,063,358.90. The trade was a 1.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gevo Stock Performance

Gevo stock opened at $1.57 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $388.17 million, a PE ratio of -1.76 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. Gevo, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1.15 and a 1 year high of $2.97. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1.83.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The energy company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.01. The company had revenue of $46.50 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $46.40 million. Gevo had a negative net margin of 119.93% and a negative return on equity of 5.83%. Equities analysts anticipate that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

GEVO has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $2.00 price target (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Friday, July 17th. HC Wainwright reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research raised Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Gevo in the second quarter worth $926,000. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Gevo by 23.0% in the 1st quarter. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. now owns 535,000 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $1,461,000 after buying an additional 100,000 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Gevo by 166.1% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,186,704 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $5,970,000 after buying an additional 1,364,924 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its position in shares of Gevo by 25.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 135,539 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $370,000 after buying an additional 27,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Gevo by 153.8% in the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,215,194 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $6,047,000 after buying an additional 1,342,400 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

More Gevo News

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Gevo projects more than $60 million in adjusted EBITDA for 2026, representing a significant increase in its earnings outlook. Management also plans to exit the South Dakota ATJ-60 facility and scale its North Dakota operation toward 75 million gallons of annual capacity by the end of 2026, supporting the company’s longer-term production and profitability goals. Gevo projects 2026 adjusted EBITDA of more than $60 million
• Positive Sentiment: Second-quarter revenue reached $46.5 million, slightly exceeding expectations, while the quarterly loss of $0.01 per share was better than the anticipated $0.02 loss. The results and higher full-year expectations helped drive the positive investor reaction. Gevo Reports Second Quarter Results and Raises Financial Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo’s outlook upgrade is being weighed against continued execution and cash-flow risks. Third-party figures cited a roughly $177 million net loss, a $171.7 million operating loss, and $58.1 million in cash at quarter-end, although liabilities declined and operating cash use was $8.3 million. Gevo Stock Rises on Q2 2026 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Several insiders, including the CEO, CFO and director Patrick Gruber, sold shares totaling approximately $466,000. The transactions were conducted under pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plans; the CEO’s sale covered tax withholding obligations, reducing the bearish significance, but the absence of insider purchases remains a cautionary signal. Gevo insider transaction filing

Gevo Company Profile

Gevo, Inc (NASDAQ: GEVO) is a renewable chemicals and biofuels company that develops and produces low-carbon alternatives to petroleum-based products. The company’s core technology platform converts fermentable sugars into isobutanol, which can be further processed into sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), renewable gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. Gevo’s integrated biorefinery model combines fermentation, recovery, and downstream processing to deliver scalable, drop-in replacements for conventional fossil-derived hydrocarbons.

Gevo’s primary products include isobutanol, a four-carbon alcohol used as a building block for various fuels and chemicals, and hydrocarbon fuels that meet ASTM specifications for aviation and road transport.