How to buy GATX Corporation stock (GATX)

GATX Corporation is a rental & leasing services business based in the US. GATX Corporation shares (GATX) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $157.91 – an increase of 2.19% over the previous week. GATX Corporation employs 2,020 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $1.5 billion.

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GATX Corporation stock price (NYSE: GATX)

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GATX Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-26.

Latest market close	$157.91
52-week range	$112.86 - $167.14
50-day moving average more info button	$151.77
200-day moving average more info button	$138.60
Wall St. target price	$164.33
PE ratio more info button	21.0013
Dividend yield more info button	$2.29 (1.5%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$7.51

Is it a good time to buy GATX Corporation stock?

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GATX Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $157.91 from 2024-12-26

1 week (2024-12-20)	2.19%
1 month (2024-11-27)	-3.54%
3 months (2024-09-27)	18.44%
6 months (2024-06-27)	19.89%

1 year (2023-12-27)	30.29%
2 years (2022-12-27)	50.11%
3 years (2021-12-27)	61.68%
5 years (2019-12-27)	107.90%

Is GATX Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing GATX Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of GATX Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

GATX Corporation's P/E ratio

GATX Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 21x. In other words, GATX Corporation shares trade at around 21x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

GATX Corporation's PEG ratio

GATX Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.87. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into GATX Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

GATX Corporation's EBITDA

GATX Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $867.1 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a GATX Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

GATX Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$1.5 billion
Operating margin TTM	31.52%
Gross profit TTM	$930.1 million
Return on assets TTM	2.46%
Return on equity TTM	11.87%
Profit margin	17.76%
Book value	$68.56
Market Capitalization more info button	$5.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

GATX Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 30.21% of net profits

Recently GATX Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), GATX Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In GATX Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $2.29 per share.

While GATX Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that GATX Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.

GATX Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have GATX Corporation's shares ever split?

GATX Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 1 June 1998 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your GATX Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for GATX Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted GATX Corporation's share price.

GATX Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, GATX Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $112.8555 up to $167.1406. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while GATX Corporation's is 0.959. This would suggest that GATX Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

GATX Corporation overview

GATX Corporation, together its subsidiaries, operates as railcar leasing company in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and India. It operates through three segments: Rail North America, Rail International, and Portfolio Management. The company leases tank and freight railcars, and locomotives for petroleum, chemical, food/agriculture, and transportation industries. It also offers maintenance services, including the interior cleaning of railcars, routine maintenance and repair of car body and safety appliances, regulatory compliance works, wheelset replacements, interior blast and lining, exterior blast and painting, and car stenciling services. In addition, the company manufactures commercial aircraft jet engines and leases aircraft spare engines; and owns and manages tank containers that are leased to chemical, industrial gas, energy, food, cryogenic and pharmaceutical industries, and tank container operators, as well as provides tank container sourcing, remarketing, and inspection and maintenance services. As of December 31, 2023, it owned and operated a fleet of approximately 148,500 railcars; 493 four-axle and 30 six-axle locomotives; 399 aircraft spare engines; and 23,931 tank containers. GATX Corporation was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of GATX Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 1.121% of GATX Corporation shares are held by insiders and 101.459% by institutions. How many people work for GATX Corporation?
Latest data suggests 2,020 work at GATX Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for GATX Corporation?
GATX Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is GATX Corporation based?
GATX Corporation's address is: 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL, United States, 60606-7147 What is GATX Corporation's ISIN number?
GATX Corporation's international securities identification number is: US3614481030 What is GATX Corporation's CUSIP number?
GATX Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 361448400