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

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Patrick Gruber sold 186,469 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1.76, for a total transaction of $328,185.44. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,728,993 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,563,027.68. This trade represents a 4.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction 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 Trading Down 2.1%

Gevo stock opened at $1.86 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.99 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.03. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $452.74 million, a PE ratio of -14.31 and a beta of 1.00. Gevo, Inc. has a 12-month low of $1.10 and a 12-month high of $2.97.

Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The energy company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $42.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $44.90 million. Gevo had a negative net margin of 19.38% and a negative return on equity of 5.06%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Gevo, Inc. will post -0.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Gevo News Roundup

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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on GEVO. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Sunday, May 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Gevo in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Zacks Research cut shares of Gevo from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, May 8th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $2.00 target price (down from $2.25) on shares of Gevo in a report on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Northland Securities set a $3.50 target price on shares of Gevo and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2.75.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Gevo

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,484,697 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $30,350,000 after acquiring an additional 455,543 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,424,375 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $16,849,000 after acquiring an additional 944,287 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,878,866 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $11,758,000 after acquiring an additional 1,719,381 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 107.7% in the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 4,138,251 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $8,277,000 after acquiring an additional 2,146,019 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Gevo by 1.9% in the 1st quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 3,278,261 shares of the energy company’s stock valued at $3,803,000 after acquiring an additional 61,919 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

About Gevo

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.