Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Greif in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.29 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by ($0.33). The firm had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.26 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 11.84% and a net margin of 4.81%.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on GEF. Truist Financial restated a "hold" rating and set a $65.00 price target (down from $71.00) on shares of Greif in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Bank of America cut their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut 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. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Greif currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $77.00.

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Greif Stock Performance

GEF traded up $0.43 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $56.04. The stock had a trading volume of 136,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 166,248. Greif has a 1 year low of $53.43 and a 1 year high of $73.16. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $59.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $62.30. The stock has a market cap of $2.66 billion, a PE ratio of 12.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new position in Greif in the 4th quarter worth $7,473,000. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new position in Greif in the fourth quarter worth about $207,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Greif by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 52,634 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,217,000 after buying an additional 2,283 shares in the last quarter. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Greif during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $828,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in Greif by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 7,700 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $471,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity

In other Greif news, VP David C. Lloyd sold 2,263 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $125,008.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 7,580 shares of the company's stock, valued at $418,719.20. This represents a 22.99 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Mark A. Emkes acquired 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $55.89 per share, for a total transaction of $167,670.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 44,257 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,473,523.73. The trade was a 7.27 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 7.60% of the company's stock.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be given a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.85%. Greif's payout ratio is currently 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.