Zacks Research Issues Positive Estimate for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Greif in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.65 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.33). Greif had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.84%. The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.26 billion.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Bank of America cut their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial restated a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 target price (down from $71.00) on shares of Greif in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Greif presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.00.

Greif Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of GEF stock opened at $55.16 on Monday. Greif has a fifty-two week low of $53.43 and a fifty-two week high of $73.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.53. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $59.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greif

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Greif by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Greif by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,541 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 221 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in Greif by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,013 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $368,000 after purchasing an additional 433 shares during the period. Avior Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Greif during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Principal Securities Inc. increased its stake in Greif by 28.2% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 2,444 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,000 after purchasing an additional 537 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Greif

In other news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 1,075 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $69.14 per share, for a total transaction of $74,325.50. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 165,426 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,437,553.64. This represents a 0.65 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total value of $45,037.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. The trade was a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have purchased 5,075 shares of company stock worth $300,496. 7.60% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.71%.

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.