Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Greif in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, down from their previous 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 subject of a number of other reports. Sidoti assumed coverage on shares of Greif in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $79.33.

Greif Stock Performance

Shares of GEF opened at $57.96 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 stock has a market cap of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50-day moving average of $65.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.03. Greif has a 12-month low of $55.95 and a 12-month high of $73.16.

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

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.73%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Greif news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer purchased 1,100 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 23rd. The stock was bought at an average cost of $67.61 per share, with a total value of $74,371.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 163,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,037,400.11. The trade was a 0.68 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director B Andrew Rose purchased 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $70.20 per share, with a total value of $245,700.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly owns 3,500 shares in the company, 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. Company insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GEF. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Greif by 16.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 372,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,381,000 after purchasing an additional 53,110 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the third quarter worth $518,000. Stifel Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Greif by 97.0% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 34,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after acquiring an additional 16,759 shares during the last quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP lifted its position in Greif by 12.3% in the second quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 262,058 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $15,061,000 after purchasing an additional 28,669 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Greif by 9.3% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 524,637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,874,000 after purchasing an additional 44,473 shares during the period. 45.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.