Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of Greif Q1 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

GEF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Sidoti started coverage on shares of Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective on the stock. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America cut their target price on Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Truist Financial boosted their target price on Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.33.

Greif Stock Down 2.8 %

Shares of NYSE:GEF opened at $57.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.14. The stock has a market cap of $2.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.82, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $65.73 and a 200-day moving average of $63.04. Greif has a one year low of $55.95 and a one year high of $73.16.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its earnings results 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). The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 11.85% and a net margin of 4.81%. The company’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS.

Greif Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.73%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greif

In other Greif news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 550 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $67.88 per share, with a total value of $37,334.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 162,151 shares in the company, valued at $11,006,809.88. This trade represents a 0.34 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total transaction of $45,037.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731. 3.07% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GEF. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of Greif by 71.9% in the 2nd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 545 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its stake in Greif by 80.5% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,000 after acquiring an additional 561 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Greif by 27,766.7% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 1,666 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC increased its stake in shares of Greif by 50.0% during the 3rd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its holdings in shares of Greif by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 3,068 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Greif Company Profile

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.