Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Greif in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.20 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Sidoti started coverage on shares of Greif in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Truist Financial boosted their target price on shares of Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price target on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.33.

Greif Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GEF opened at $59.64 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. Greif has a fifty-two week low of $55.95 and a fifty-two week high of $73.16. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $65.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.06. The firm has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 13.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.23). Greif had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Quarry LP boosted its position in Greif by 71.9% during the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 545 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its position in Greif by 80.5% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 561 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Greif by 27,766.7% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 1,666 shares in the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC raised its holdings in Greif by 50.0% during the third quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in Greif by 7.0% in the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 3,068 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at Greif

In other news, Director B Andrew Rose bought 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $70.20 per share, for a total transaction of $245,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $245,700. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer purchased 550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $67.88 per share, for a total transaction of $37,334.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 162,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,006,809.88. The trade was a 0.34 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731 in the last quarter. Insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Greif Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.79%.

About Greif

Greif, Inc engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. The company operates through Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management segments. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries.