Zacks Research Has Negative Estimate for Greif Q2 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.23). The company 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 firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.56 earnings per share.

A number of other analysts also recently commented on GEF. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Finally, 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 on the stock. Four research 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 company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.33.

Greif Stock Performance

GEF opened at $59.64 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $65.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.04. 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 company has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. Greif has a 1-year low of $55.95 and a 1-year high of $73.16.

Greif Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.62%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.79%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Quest Partners LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 1,666 shares during the period. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its position in Greif by 80.5% during the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Greif by 17.6% during the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 540,330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,053,000 after purchasing an additional 80,754 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Greif by 450.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,243,000 after purchasing an additional 46,176 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Denali Advisors LLC increased its position in Greif by 36.5% in the 2nd quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 105,513 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $6,064,000 after purchasing an additional 28,200 shares during the last quarter. 45.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.