Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Sells $48,198.80 in Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) CEO Paul Bloom sold 31,096 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 transaction of $48,198.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,452,303 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,251,069.65. This trade represents a 2.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 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 Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:GEVO opened at $1.57 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.53 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.83. Gevo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.15 and a 12-month high of $2.97. The firm has a market cap of $388.17 million, a PE ratio of -1.76 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a quick ratio of 3.51, a current ratio of 4.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37.

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

Institutional Trading of Gevo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in Gevo in the second quarter valued at about $926,000. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. raised its stake in Gevo by 23.0% during the first quarter. J. Derek Lewis & Associates Inc. now owns 535,000 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $1,461,000 after acquiring an additional 100,000 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 166.1% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 2,186,704 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,970,000 after acquiring an additional 1,364,924 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 25.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 135,539 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $370,000 after acquiring an additional 27,636 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Gevo by 153.8% in the first quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 2,215,194 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $6,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,342,400 shares during the last quarter. 35.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key 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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GEVO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Gevo in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Zacks Research raised shares of Gevo from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Northland Securities set a $3.75 price objective on shares of Gevo in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, July 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.88.

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.