Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Patrick Gruber Sells 186,469 Shares

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Patrick Gruber sold 186,469 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total transaction of $328,185.44. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,728,993 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,563,027.68. This trade represents a 4.76% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards.

Gevo Stock Down 2.1%

Gevo stock opened at $1.86 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $452.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. The company has a current ratio of 4.31, a quick ratio of 3.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $2.03. Gevo, Inc. has a 52 week low of $1.10 and a 52 week high of $2.97.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $42.95 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.90 million. Gevo had a negative net margin of 19.38% and a negative return on equity of 5.06%. On average, analysts expect that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gevo

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 11.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 92,965 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $123,000 after buying an additional 9,249 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 83.0% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 20,950 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 9,500 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Gevo in the first quarter worth about $28,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 29.0% in the fourth quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 49,137 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $98,000 after buying an additional 11,040 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 138.1% in the second quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 20,927 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 12,136 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on GEVO shares. Zacks Research cut shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, May 8th. HC Wainwright reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday. Northland Securities set a $3.50 target price on shares of Gevo and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $2.00 target price (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Gevo has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $2.75.

Key Gevo News

Here are the key news stories impacting Gevo this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HC Wainwright lifted its earnings outlook for Gevo, including higher EPS estimates for Q2 2026, Q3 2026, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, FY2029 and FY2030, while maintaining a Buy rating. This suggests analysts see better earnings potential ahead for Read More..
• Neutral Sentiment: Gevo was also the subject of an article comparing its financial profile with Clearway Energy, but that type of relative valuation coverage is unlikely to move the stock on its own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data showed no meaningful change in reported short interest, with the latest figure still at zero shares, so this does not appear to be a real trading catalyst for the stock.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the analyst upgrades, Gevo’s recent earnings history remains a headwind: the company previously missed quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, and analysts still expect a loss for the current fiscal year. That helps explain why the stock may still be trading below recent averages.

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.