Equities Analysts Set Expectations for Greif Q2 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $1.09 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Greif's current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif's FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $1.26 billion.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on GEF. Bank of America dropped 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. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a "hold" rating and issued a $65.00 price objective (down from $71.00) on shares of Greif in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $77.00.

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Greif Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GEF traded down $0.61 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $54.96. The stock had a trading volume of 114,399 shares, compared to its average volume of 166,856. Greif has a twelve month low of $53.43 and a twelve month high of $73.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The business's fifty day moving average is $59.17 and its two-hundred day moving average is $62.35. The company has a market cap of $2.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.16, a PEG ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 3.93%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Greif's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 61.71%.

Insider Transactions at Greif

In related news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 1,075 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $69.14 per share, with a total value of $74,325.50. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 165,426 shares in the company, valued at $11,437,553.64. The trade was a 0.65 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP David C. Lloyd sold 2,263 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $125,008.12. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 7,580 shares of the company's stock, valued at $418,719.20. The trade was a 22.99 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have acquired 5,075 shares of company stock valued at $300,496 in the last three months. 7.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Avior Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Greif during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Greif during the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Quest Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Greif by 35.0% during the third quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 2,257 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 585 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 537 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in Greif in the third quarter worth about $200,000. 45.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.