Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Greif in a research note issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

GEF has been the topic of a number of other reports. Sidoti assumed coverage on Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America cut their price target on Greif from $77.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 30th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $67.00 target price (down previously from $69.00) on shares of Greif in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $78.67.

Greif Stock Performance

Shares of GEF opened at $61.26 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.20 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $63.12. Greif has a 12 month low of $55.95 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.92.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 228 shares during the last quarter. Innealta Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Greif during the 2nd quarter valued at $64,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its stake 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 acquiring an additional 561 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in Greif during the second quarter worth about $80,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Greif by 27,766.7% in the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,666 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greif

In other news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer bought 1,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of $67.61 per share, for a total transaction of $74,371.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 163,251 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,037,400.11. This trade represents a 0.68 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director B Andrew Rose purchased 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $70.20 per share, for a total transaction of $245,700.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $245,700. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731. Corporate insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. Greif’s payout ratio is 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.