Greif Bros. (GEF.B) Competitors $64.11 -1.54 (-2.35%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.06 -0.05 (-0.09%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock GEF.B vs. GEF, AMBP, JBDI, SW, BALL, ATR, GPK, SON, SEE, and UFPTShould you be buying Greif Bros. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif Bros. include Greif (GEF), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI (JBDI), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Ball (BALL), AptarGroup (ATR), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), and UFP Technologies (UFPT). Greif Bros. vs. Its Competitors Greif Ardagh Metal Packaging JBDI Smurfit Westrock Ball AptarGroup Graphic Packaging Sonoco Products Sealed Air UFP Technologies Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) and Greif (NYSE:GEF) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is GEF.B or GEF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greif Bros.3.74% 10.21% 3.23% Greif 3.74%10.21%3.23% Which has more volatility and risk, GEF.B or GEF? Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GEF.B or GEF a better dividend stock? Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Greif Bros. pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greif pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Do analysts rate GEF.B or GEF? Greif has a consensus target price of $74.83, suggesting a potential upside of 20.54%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Greif is more favorable than Greif Bros..Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Greif Bros. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Greif 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEF.B or GEF? Greif is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif Bros., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreif Bros.$5.52B0.55$268.80M$3.6217.71Greif$5.52B0.53$268.80M$3.5517.49 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GEF.B or GEF? 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GEF.B or GEF? In the previous week, Greif had 2 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greif and 2 mentions for Greif Bros.. Greif Bros.'s average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Greif's score of 0.35 indicating that Greif Bros. is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Greif Bros. 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Greif 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGreif beats Greif Bros. on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Greif Bros. News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEF.B and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GEF.B and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GEF.B vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreif Bros.CONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.12B$7.25B$7.60B$20.63BDividend Yield4.93%3.46%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio17.7114.8724.9629.01Price / Sales0.551.3798.6565.92Price / Cash6.069.6127.7622.82Price / Book1.433.254.314.43Net Income$268.80M$370.95M$795.64M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.90%-6.95%-1.80%-3.39%1 Month Performance-11.60%-5.51%2.40%-2.10%1 Year Performance-3.64%-7.15%29.73%10.09% Greif Bros. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$64.11-2.3%N/A-7.0%$3.12B$5.52B17.7112,000News CoverageGEFGreif3.6378 of 5 stars$65.08+0.2%$74.83+15.0%-4.7%$3.08B$5.52B18.3314,000AMBPArdagh Metal Packaging2.6245 of 5 stars$3.99-0.4%$4.32+8.4%+11.1%$2.39B$4.91B-132.836,300Analyst ForecastGap DownJBDIJBDIN/A$0.99+4.2%N/AN/A$18.80M$9.39M0.00121SWSmurfit Westrock4.7421 of 5 stars$48.27-0.5%$57.90+20.0%+2.4%$25.33B$21.11B39.56100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastBALLBall3.7699 of 5 stars$58.80+0.2%$64.64+9.9%-11.6%$16.28B$11.80B35.0016,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementATRAptarGroup4.9602 of 5 stars$158.670.0%$180.60+13.8%-4.0%$10.48B$3.58B28.9513,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportGPKGraphic Packaging4.3472 of 5 stars$22.48-2.8%$26.38+17.3%-27.3%$6.98B$8.81B10.9723,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSONSonoco Products4.9057 of 5 stars$47.32-0.8%$57.63+21.8%-16.0%$4.70B$5.31B8.4828,000Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.8424 of 5 stars$30.40-1.2%$38.27+25.9%-24.0%$4.52B$5.39B15.0516,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUFPTUFP Technologies1.5864 of 5 stars$237.67-2.9%$252.00+6.0%-30.4%$1.89B$504.42M29.094,335News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Competitors Ardagh Metal Packaging Competitors JBDI Competitors Smurfit Westrock Competitors Ball Competitors AptarGroup Competitors Graphic Packaging Competitors Sonoco Products Competitors Sealed Air Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GEF.B) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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