
A steady mid-cap income stock trading near fair value. Frameworks sharply disagree on it.
Mkt Cap
$2.76B
P/E
—
PEG
1.15
P/B
1.53
Dividend
—
ROE
—
About the business
Green Brick Partners, Inc., the third-largest homebuilder in Dallas-Fort Worth and one of Fortune Magazine's fastest-growing companies. It is a diversified homebuilding and land development company operating through its seven subsidiary homebuilders in Texas, Georgia, and Florida. Green Brick owns five subsidiary homebuilders in Texas (CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes, Southgate Homes, Trophy Signature Homes, and a 90% interest in Centre Living Homes), as well as a controlling interest in a homebuilder in Atlanta, Georgia (The Providence Group) and an 80% interest in a homebuilder in Port St. Lucie, Florida (GHO Homes). Green Brick also holds interests in related financial services platforms, including Green Brick Title, Green Brick Mortgage, and Green Brick Insurance. The company and its affiliated builders are involved in all aspects of the homebuilding process, including land acquisition, development, entitlements, design, construction, marketing, and sales for its residential neighborhoods and master-planned communities. Green Brick Partners Inc. was incorporated in Delaware.
Who would buy GRBK?
Consensus 24/100 · Mixed · Investors are split.
Endorses
· 2 frameworksOperating Margin > 15% 18.5% clears "> 15.0%".
Payout Ratio < 70% 0.0% clears "< 70.0%".
Rejects
· 3 frameworks1 insiders sold $180K on a discretionary basis. Discretionary selling carries more signal than planned disposals, but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons (taxes, diversification, life events) — do not over-read it. Over the 6M window, insiders are net buyers by 71,237 shares.
In Prism's context
Insider selling is worth flagging but insiders sell for many non-thesis reasons. Read alongside the framework verdict (Fails criteria).
| Insider | Role | Type | Date | Shares | Avg price | Value | Own |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUEL BOBBY L III | Officer | Transaction | Mar 6, 2026 | 8,902 | — | — | Direct |
| COX JEFFERY DEAN | Chief Financial Officer | Transaction | Mar 6, 2026 | 235 | — | — | Direct |
| COX JEFFERY DEAN | Chief Financial Officer | Award / grant | Mar 3, 2026 | 977 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| BRICKMAN, JAMES R. A. | Chief Executive Officer | Transaction | Mar 3, 2026 | 6,138 | — | — | Direct |
| DOLSON JED | President | Transaction | Mar 3, 2026 | 3,720 | — | — | Direct |
| SUIT NEAL J | General Counsel | Transaction | Mar 3, 2026 | 930 | — | — | Direct |
| SAMUEL BOBBY L III | Officer | Transaction | Mar 3, 2026 | 930 | — | — | Direct |
| COX JEFFERY DEAN | Chief Financial Officer | Option exercise | Mar 3, 2026 | 977 | $71.81 | $70K | Direct |
| BLAKE ELIZABETH KILCULLEN | Director | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 4,412 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| PRESS RICHARD S | Director | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 2,036 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| BRICKMAN, JAMES R. A. | Chief Executive Officer | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 18,757 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| BRANDLER HARRY | Director | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 3,665 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| OLSEN KATHLEEN | Director | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 2,715 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| DOLSON JED | President | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 14,068 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| MURPHY LILA A. | Director | Award / grant | Mar 2, 2026 | 3,801 | $0.00 | $0 | Direct |
| PRESS RICHARD S | Director | Open-market sell | Mar 2, 2026 | 2,500 | $72.02 | $180K | Direct |
Insider activity from Yahoo Finance (quoteSummary: insiderTransactions + netSharePurchaseActivity). Cached 6 hours. · Insiders hold 8.4% of shares outstanding.
Net 6M: +71,237 sh
Price history
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Sign in to run this simulationGRBK: 55% estimated probability of outperforming over the next 12M window. 2 of 6 signal families mixed (medium confidence). Strongest support: D/E 0.17. Main risk to monitor: 6% above fair value.
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P/B 1.53×
6% above fair value
Indicative only. Probabilities are model-implied weights for stress-testing — not forecasts.
A turnaround takes hold: margin recovers toward peer averages, revenue stabilises, and the market re-prices the asset value rather than the running earnings.
No deterioration, no surprise re-acceleration. 18% operating margin and -8% top-line growth chug along; the multiple slowly converges to the central fair-value estimate.
Sector: Consumer Cyclical. MENA-aware investors can sanity-check whether the US name is offering value relative to regional peers.
| Metric | GRBK | GCC median | MENA median | Global ex-US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | — | 17.5× | — | 14.0× |
| P/B | 1.53× | 2.40× | — | 2.00× |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.40% | — | 2.40% |
| ROE | — |
Reported EPS $1.39 vs $1.28 expected — a routine beat. Read the rest of the print (guidance, margins, segment mix) before assuming the multiple should expand. Trailing operating margin: 18.5%.
A routine beat with stable margins is the textbook compounder pattern — nothing changes in the thesis.
Whether the beat matters depends on entry multiple. P/E — sets the bar.
Positive but unremarkable — guidance and KPI commentary will move the stock more than the beat itself.
Next earnings
Wed, Jul 29 · consensus EPS $1.28 · last actual $1.39
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P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/A
PEG Ratio
1.15
P/B Ratio
1.53
EPS Growth
-16.8%
Revenue Growth
-8.4%
Debt / Equity
0.17
Net Cash / Share
$-4.04
Return on Equity
N/A
Gross Margin
29.8%
Operating Margin
18.5%
FCF / Share
N/A
Current Ratio
N/A
P/B < 1.5 is 1.53× — fails "< 1.50×".
PEG < 1 (growth at a discount) is 1.15× — fails "< 1.00×".
Within 15% of 52-wk high is -21.0% — fails "> -15.0%".
Roughly fairly valued; valuation is a neutral input.
Returns are sub-cost-of-capital; quality bar not met.
Capital structure is conservative and well-covered.
Price trend is unremarkable — neither tailwind nor headwind.
Insiders and / or superinvestors are accumulating — informed-money tailwind.
Mixed catalyst picture.
Among 102 historical setups with similar Prism Score and signal-agreement profiles, 53% beat the benchmark over the next 12 months, with average excess return of +2.0% / yr.
Op margin 18% · Gross 30%
D/E 0.17 · CR —
1 insider buying
1 tracked holder · peak 14.1%
No yield inputs
30% through 52w range
EPS -17% · Rev -8%
Cyclical earnings prove to be at peak; revenue stalls and the multiple, already low, drifts lower as estimates re-rate down.
| — |
| 11.0% |
Institutional Own.
80.5%
Insider Own.
8.4%
Dividend Yield
N/A
Book Value / Share
$41.92
Superinvestor ownership
Held by 1 tracked superinvestor · peak weight 14.1%
Weights reflect each investor's latest 13F or factsheet snapshot. Data lags real time by 45+ days.