Greif (GEF.B) Competitors

Greif (NYSE:GEF.B) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both mid-cap industrial products companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor GEF.B or GPK?

In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 13 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 0 mentions for Greif. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Greif's score of 0.00 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Greif	Neutral
Graphic Packaging	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GEF.B or GPK?

5.1% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Greif shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GEF.B or GPK more profitable?

Graphic Packaging has a net margin of 7.99% compared to Greif's net margin of 4.99%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 28.26% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greif	4.99%	13.28%	4.24%
Graphic Packaging	7.99%	28.26%	7.27%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GEF.B or GPK?

Graphic Packaging received 401 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.57% of users gave Greif an outperform vote while only 64.17% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Greif	Outperform Votes 113 64.57%	Underperform Votes 62 35.43%
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 514 64.17%	Underperform Votes 287 35.83%

Is GEF.B or GPK a better dividend stock?

Greif pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Greif pays out 62.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graphic Packaging pays out 17.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GEF.B or GPK?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Greif. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Greif	$5.22B	0.65	$359.20M	$5.18	13.87
Graphic Packaging	$9.43B	0.90	$723M	$2.34	12.13

Do analysts prefer GEF.B or GPK?

Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $31.53, indicating a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Graphic Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Greif.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Graphic Packaging	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more risk and volatility, GEF.B or GPK?

Greif has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Graphic Packaging beats Greif on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.