Patrick Gruber Sells 247,642 Shares of Gevo (NASDAQ:GEVO) Stock

Gevo, Inc. (NASDAQ:GEVO) Director Patrick Gruber sold 247,642 shares of Gevo stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1.51, for a total value of $373,939.42. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 3,323,788 shares in the company, valued at $5,018,919.88. This trade represents a 6.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Gevo Stock Performance

NASDAQ GEVO opened at $1.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a current ratio of 4.31 and a quick ratio of 3.51. Gevo, Inc. has a 1-year low of $1.15 and a 1-year high of $2.97. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $382.16 million, a PE ratio of -1.76 and a beta of 1.04.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Gevo

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GEVO. Nuveen LLC raised 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 purchasing an additional 2,146,019 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in Gevo by 41.3% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 5,878,866 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $11,758,000 after purchasing an additional 1,719,381 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in Gevo by 118.1% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 2,859,441 shares of the energy company’s stock worth $5,719,000 after purchasing an additional 1,548,302 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Gevo by 166.1% during 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 purchasing an additional 1,364,924 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC raised 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 buying an additional 1,342,400 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 35.17% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Gevo

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

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.