Green Plains (GPRE)
Turns Midwest corn into ethanol, feed ingredients, renewable corn oil, and commodity services.
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Produces ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil through Midwest biorefineries, with commodity services handling grain procurement, storage, marketing, and energy inputs. The model depends on corn and natural-gas costs, product spreads, carbon-capture execution, and clean-fuel tax-credit rules.
Produces ethanol, distillers grains, Ultra-High Protein, and renewable corn oil through a Midwest biorefinery network. Agribusiness and Energy Services adds grain procurement, storage, commodity marketing, co-product distribution, third-party ethanol marketing, and natural-gas purchasing.
Current strategy centers on extracting more value from corn inputs, not only selling fuel ethanol. FQT separation technology supports Ultra-High Protein production and higher corn-oil yields, while carbon-intensity reduction and carbon capture are part of the low-carbon fuel platform.
Operations are concentrated in the U.S. Midwest and shaped by commodity spreads, plant utilization, feed-market acceptance, renewable diesel and biodiesel demand, CCS execution, and clean-fuel tax-credit rules.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | UBS | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $12 | Target: $20 |
| May 8, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Target | Target: $16 | Target: $20 |
| May 8, 2026 | Stephens | Target | Target: $17 | Target: $20 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Stephens | Target | Target: — | Target: $17 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | Upgrade |
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Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $185.4M · Total debt $548.6M · Total assets $1.66B · Shareholders' equity $869.9M
- Revenue
- $446.2M
- Operating income
- $67.9M
- Net income
- $67.1M
No dividends on record.
| Institutions | ≈ 111.71% | 78.30M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 238 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail | |||
| Insiders | 3.47% | 2.43M shares | |
| 23 holders · as of Aug 20, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 5.82% | 4.08M shares | |
| 1 holder · as of Nov 20, 2024 | |||
| Adds to | 121.00% | ||
70.10M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.
These groups come from separate filings that can overlap, so they add to 121.00%; nothing is left for Other.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 14.54% | 10.19M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Cooper Creek Partners Management LLCStrategic | 5.82% | 4.08M | filed Nov 20, 2024 |
Goldman Sachs Group IncInstitution | 5.74% | 4.02M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Grantham, Mayo, van Otterloo & Co. LLCInstitution | 5.56% | 3.90M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 5.35% | 3.75M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2026 | Patrick Francis Sweeney | director | +6,383 | $15.87 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Michelle Mapes | officer: Chief Legal and Admin Officer | −30,954 | $9.51 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Plains | $15.02 | +1.11% | $1.04B | 9.6 | 8.9 | 0.6 | −19.3% |
| Valero Energy | $376.69 | −4.22% | $113.23B | 16.3 | 7.7 | 0.9 | +48.8% |
| Archer Daniels Midland | $82.77 | −0.73% | $40.19B | 22.8 | 14.0 | 0.5 | +7.2% |
| The Andersons | $67.67 | −1.18% | $2.33B | 13.2 | 11.3 | 0.2 | −1.2% |
| REX | $44.28 | +2.67% | $1.42B | 11.8 | — | 2.1 | +6.3% |
| Alto | $3.85 | −1.66% | $303.0M | 5.8 | 14.3 | 0.3 | +12.5% |
| Aemetis | $2.09 | +0.14% | $147.1M | — | — | 0.6 | +20.0% |
| Bunge | $111.11 | −1.34% | $21.63B | 21.9 | 10.5 | 0.2 | +88.3% |
| Median | 14.8 | 11.3 | 0.5 | +12.5% |