Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Outlook for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Greif in a report released on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $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 posted 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 business had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.56 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Truist Financial increased their price target on Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Sidoti assumed coverage on shares of Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.33.

Greif Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GEF opened at $59.64 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $65.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.19, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. Greif has a 52-week low of $55.95 and a 52-week high of $73.16.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Quarry LP lifted its holdings in Greif by 71.9% in 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. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale boosted its holdings in shares of Greif by 80.5% during the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 561 shares during the period. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 1,666 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC raised its holdings in Greif by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $132,000 after acquiring an additional 700 shares during the period. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue lifted its position in Greif by 7.0% during the 3rd quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 3,068 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greif

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

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.62%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.79%.

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.