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Pandemic, Economy And Market Oversupply Weigh On GATX's 2020 View
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 3:11pm | 903As railcar lessor GATX (NYSE: GATX) looks at the second half of this year, there are three prominent factors that could put pressure on the company's lease rates, renewal activity, and asset utilization. Those factors are a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S., economic...
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GATX Sells Dry Bulk Vessel Segment
Monday, February 10, 2020 - 4:19pm | 445Railcar lessor GATX (NYSE: GATX) is selling its dry bulk vessel business segment, American Steamship Company (ASC), to Rand Logistics. Rand will buy ASC for $260 million, pending regulatory approval and customary closing conditions, both companies said Monday. The net sales proceeds will reduce...
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GATX Sues Georgia Power Over Alleged Damages To Leased Railcars
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 4:22pm | 431Rail equipment manufacturer and lessor GATX (NYSE: GATX) has filed a lawsuit against Georgia Power for returning allegedly damaged railcars. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta, GATX said Georgia Power violated its leasing agreement because the...
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GATX Third-Quarter Profit Falls On Lower US Rail Volumes
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 - 11:27am | 369Declining U.S. rail volumes contributed to GATX's (NYSE: GATX) third-quarter net profits falling 4% to $45.1 million, or $1.25/diluted share, from $47 million, or $1.22/diluted share, in the third quarter of 2018. GATX is a major railcar lessor and manufacturer, with operations in North America,...
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GATX First Quarter Profit Drops Despite Nearly Full Deployment Of Its Railcars
Wednesday, April 24, 2019 - 11:37am | 431GATX's (NYSE: GATX) first quarter profit fell 46 percent to $41.5 million, or $1.12 per diluted share, from $76.3 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2018. Chicago-based GATX is a railcar lessor, providing railcars and boxcars to freight railroads and shippers...
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GATX Corp Approves Share Buyback Program, Hikes Dividend; Shares Move Higher
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 3:52pm | 208Shares of GATX Corporation (NYSE: GMT), an independent global railcar lessor, were trading higher by more than 3 percent on Friday after the company announced a new share repurchase authorization and a 5.3 percent raise in its quarterly dividends. GATX's board of directors has approved a new $300...
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Greenbrier Earnings Preview: Surge in Revenue Expected
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 11:33am | 518Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) will be reporting its third-quarter fiscal 2011 results Friday, July 8, before the opening bell. The Railway Supply Institute recently reported that orders and deliveries of railcars were up, a potential early sign of a revival of the railcar industry. Analysts are...