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GPRE Stock Forecast: Green Plains, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 10 Sept 2026
$15
−1.92% on the day

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Green Plains, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $20 — +30.4% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 97 of 100 as at 9 Sept 2026 — among the strongest tenth. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$1.1B
Ticker Nerd rank
97 / 100
Median analyst target
$20
Analysts covering
7
Revenue$446.2M−19.3% y/y
Operating income$67.9M
Net income$67.2M
Free cash flow$75.6M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
+0.8%
1M
+1.7%
YTD
+56.5%
1Y
+58.5%
From 52W high
−20.2%
From 52W low
+74.5%
$9
$19
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

GPRE stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Green Plains, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 9 Sept 2026
97 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Value
97
Quality
90
Momentum
89
Revisions
75
Growth
74
Issuance
69
Accruals
64
Volatility
53
Size
44

Value (97): The shares cost little relative to the profits and assets behind them — which can mean the market is too gloomy, or that the business really is in trouble.

Volatility (53): The share price moves around a lot.

Size (44): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

GPRE stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on GPRE, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$8$10$12$14$16$18$20Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26GPREHigh $20Median $20Low $10

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says7 analysts
3 Buy4 Hold0 Sell
Low $10Median $20High $20

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +30.4% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first
DateFirmActionRatingTarget
17 July 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral$12$20
8 May 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight
22 Apr 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform
25 Mar 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsMarket Perform
9 Feb 2026Stephens & Co.UpgradeOverweight
6 Feb 2026BMO CapitalMaintainsMarket Perform
6 Feb 2026OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform
3 Feb 2026UBSMaintainsNeutral
6 Nov 2025Roth CapitalDowngradeNeutral
22 Oct 2025OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform
14 Oct 2025B of A SecuritiesMaintainsUnderperform
28 Aug 2025OppenheimerUpgradeOutperform
14 Aug 2025B of A SecuritiesDowngradeUnderperform
12 May 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsMarket Perform
15 Apr 2025B of A SecuritiesDowngradeNeutral
11 Mar 2025JefferiesDowngradeHold
4 Mar 2025UBSDowngradeNeutral
13 Feb 2025Truist SecuritiesReiteratesBuy
10 Feb 2025BMO CapitalMaintainsMarket Perform
16 Oct 2024Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. GPRE appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

GPRE vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 10 Sept 2026, Green Plains, Inc. returned +58.5% against +17.5% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

GPRE vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160180Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26GPRES&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

GPRE analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+5.0%
Analysts raising
3
Analysts cutting
1
Fundamentals

Green Plains, Inc. (GPRE) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
9.2×

Cheaper than 60% of US stocks

Price / sales
0.6×

Cheaper than 79% of US stocks

Price / book
1.2×

Cheaper than 65% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
7.2×

Cheaper than 48% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
−19.3%

Higher than 11% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
−19.3%

Higher than 21% of US stocks

Gross margin
25.3%

Higher than 28% of US stocks

Operating margin
15.2%

Higher than 73% of US stocks

Net margin
6.8%

Higher than 64% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
15.5%

Higher than 75% of US stocks

Return on assets
4.1%

Higher than 72% of US stocks

Dividend yield
3.1%

Higher than 65% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Green Plains, Inc. (GPRE) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Green Plains, Inc. has a market value of $1.1B and an enterprise value of $1.5B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $1.8B. The latest quarter shrank 19.3% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $124.5M, a 6.8% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $1.59.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $127.4M.

  • Shares outstanding: 70.1M.

  • Trailing P/E: 9.2×; forward P/E: 9.1× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 3.13%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Green Plains, Inc. employs 642 people $2.8M of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 10 Sept 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

GPRE vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelChemicals
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
GPREGreen Plains, Inc.$1.1B
97
REXREX American Resources Corp.$1.4B
79
LXULSB Industries, Inc.$841.8M
95
TROXTronox Holdings plc$741.7M
30
HUNHuntsman Corp.$1.7B
44
OLNOlin Corp.$2.0B
48
RYAMRayonier Advanced Materials, Inc.$574.3M
54

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Green Plains, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest GPRE news & analysis

Alto Ingredients vs. Green Plains: Which Ethanol Stock Is Better?

Zacks Investment Research · 26 Aug 2026neutral

Zacks compares Green Plains (GPRE) and Alto Ingredients (ALTO), noting that the two companies are pursuing different biofuel strategies as ethanol producers navigate corn prices, policy shifts and low-carbon demand.

Why it matters — The piece highlights where Green Plains' strategy stands relative to a peer within the ethanol sector amid shifting policies and demand for low-carbon fuels.

Green Plains: Like Flipping A Switch As The Market Turns More Bullish

Seeking Alpha · 25 Aug 2026positive

Green Plains is rated Buy, supported by surging margins from favorable feedstock-product spreads and Section 45Z tax credits. GPRE's gross margin per corn bushel rose 274% year-over-year, driven by $1.11/bushel in tax credits and higher average sales prices, with legislative support including EPA mandates and extended tax credits through 2029 underpinning demand for corn ethanol and value-added biofuels.

Why it matters — A GPRE watcher would care because rising margins, tax credits, and legislative support point to sustained demand and stronger financial performance for the company's ethanol and biofuel operations.

Green Plains to Ring Nasdaq Opening Bell Celebrating 20 Years as a Public Company

Business Wire · 20 Aug 2026positive

Green Plains announced it will ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell on August 27, 2026, marking 20 years as a publicly traded company since its 2006 listing. The company highlighted its evolution and current focus on an asset-backed platform, low-carbon biofuels, and value-added products.

Why it matters — The milestone marks two decades of Nasdaq listing and underscores Green Plains' strategic shift toward low-carbon biofuels and value-added products.

New Strong Sell Stocks for August 7th

Zacks Investment Research · 7 Aug 2026negative

Green Plains, Inc. (GPRE) was added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on August 7th, 2026, alongside ARDX and ARDT.

Why it matters — A Strong Sell designation from Zacks Investment Research signals that analysts expect the stock to underperform the market, which could influence investor sentiment and trading activity in GPRE shares.

Green Plains Q2 Earnings Call Highlights

MarketBeat · 6 Aug 2026positive

Green Plains reported second-quarter adjusted EBITDA of $93.3 million, up sharply from both the prior quarter and the same period last year, driven by expansion of its carbon platform and favorable conditions for ethanol and co-products.

Why it matters — The significant sequential and year-over-year earnings growth signals that Green Plains' carbon strategy and core operations are gaining momentum.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about GPRE stock

What is the GPRE stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 7 Wall Street analysts covering Green Plains, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $20, with estimates ranging from $10 to $20. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is GPRE stock a buy right now?

Of the 7 analysts covering Green Plains, Inc., 3 rate it a Buy, 4 a Hold and 0 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Green Plains, Inc. 97 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 9 Sept 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank GPRE?

As at 9 Sept 2026, Green Plains, Inc. ranks 97 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Value (97 of 100).

Will GPRE stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 7 analysts implies +30.4% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Green Plains, Inc. 97 out of 100 as at 9 Sept 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the GPRE stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Green Plains, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for GPRE are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $10 to $20 over the next 12 months.

How has GPRE stock performed over the past year?

Green Plains, Inc. returned +58.5% over the 12 months to 10 Sept 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Green Plains, Inc. do?

Green Plains Inc. is a biorefining and agricultural processing company that turns annually renewable crops into low-carbon fuels and sustainable ingredients.

What is the latest news on GPRE?

The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 26 Aug 2026): "Alto Ingredients vs. Green Plains: Which Ethanol Stock Is Better?". Zacks compares Green Plains (GPRE) and Alto Ingredients (ALTO), noting that the two companies are pursuing different biofuel strategies as ethanol producers navigate corn prices, policy shifts and low-carbon demand.

Company

About Green Plains, Inc.

Green Plains Inc. is a biorefining and agricultural processing company that turns annually renewable crops into low-carbon fuels and sustainable ingredients. Green Plains produces ethanol and related co-products, including distillers grains, ultra-high protein feed ingredients, and renewable corn oil, while also handling grain procurement, storage, merchandising, and energy services. Its operations are organized around ethanol production and agribusiness activities that support the movement and commercialization of agricultural commodities. The company serves fuel, feed, and industrial markets by applying fermentation and agritech processes to corn and other grains. Headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, Green Plains Inc. is positioned as a diversified supplier within the renewable fuels and value-added ingredients market.

CEO Mr. Chris G. Osowski · 642 employees · United States · https://www.gpreinc.com