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Greif (GEF) Competitors

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$69.83 +2.79 (+4.16%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

GEF vs. ATR, CCK, BERY, SLGN, OI, MYE, JBDI, ALLE, AA, and LECO

Should you be buying Greif stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif include AptarGroup (ATR), Crown (CCK), Berry Global Group (BERY), Silgan (SLGN), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (JBDI), Allegion (ALLE), Alcoa (AA), and Lincoln Electric (LECO).

Greif vs.

AptarGroup (NYSE:ATR) and Greif (NYSE:GEF) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Greif had 5 more articles in the media than AptarGroup. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Greif and 12 mentions for AptarGroup. AptarGroup's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Greif's score of 0.32 indicating that AptarGroup is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AptarGroup
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Greif
3 Very Positive mention(s)
12 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AptarGroup has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AptarGroup received 36 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.35% of users gave AptarGroup an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Greif an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AptarGroupOutperform Votes
324
57.35%
Underperform Votes
241
42.65%
GreifOutperform Votes
288
55.71%
Underperform Votes
229
44.29%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AptarGroup$3.57B3.14$284.49M$4.9833.86
Greif$5.22B0.63$359.20M$4.6015.18

88.5% of AptarGroup shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of AptarGroup shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Greif shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AptarGroup currently has a consensus price target of $195.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.65%. Greif has a consensus price target of $79.40, suggesting a potential upside of 13.70%. Given AptarGroup's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AptarGroup is more favorable than Greif.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AptarGroup
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20
Greif
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

AptarGroup has a net margin of 9.40% compared to Greif's net margin of 4.99%. AptarGroup's return on equity of 14.92% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AptarGroup9.40% 14.92% 8.01%
Greif 4.99%13.28%4.24%

AptarGroup pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. AptarGroup pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif pays out 47.0% 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. AptarGroup has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years.

Summary

AptarGroup beats Greif on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GEF vs. The Competition

MetricGreifMetal barrels, drums, & pails IndustryIndustrial SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.16B$1.59B$9.86B$19.87B
Dividend Yield3.22%3.22%2.02%3.50%
P/E Ratio15.187.5918.1735.66
Price / Sales0.630.637.9417.95
Price / Cash5.325.3220.3617.98
Price / Book1.651.654.134.59
Net Income$359.20M$359.20M$413.78M$985.93M
7 Day Performance3.59%-2.60%-1.88%0.45%
1 Month Performance8.89%-14.97%0.97%1.05%
1 Year Performance4.33%4.33%29.38%24.67%

Greif Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GEF
Greif
4.0361 of 5 stars
$69.83
+4.2%
$79.40
+13.7%
+3.2%$3.16B$5.22B15.1812,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
ATR
AptarGroup
4.8796 of 5 stars
$168.61
+1.0%
$195.00
+15.7%
+32.4%$11.11B$3.57B33.8613,800Positive News
CCK
Crown
4.5614 of 5 stars
$90.28
+0.8%
$106.62
+18.1%
+8.7%$10.80B$12.01B111.4625,000Positive News
BERY
Berry Global Group
3.7152 of 5 stars
$69.01
+4.3%
$71.00
+2.9%
+6.8%$7.91B$12.18B15.7244,000Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SLGN
Silgan
3.668 of 5 stars
$54.72
+0.8%
$57.43
+4.9%
+31.1%$5.80B$5.99B19.8314,400Positive News
OI
O-I Glass
4.2618 of 5 stars
$12.56
+3.3%
$16.25
+29.4%
-15.8%$1.88B$7.11B0.0023,000Analyst Revision
MYE
Myers Industries
3.9571 of 5 stars
$11.70
+7.2%
$22.00
+88.0%
-33.4%$406.51M$813.07M27.862,500Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
JBDI
JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares
N/A$0.63
-6.0%
N/AN/A$13.18MN/A0.00121News Coverage
Gap Down
ALLE
Allegion
4.2489 of 5 stars
$139.43
+0.9%
$144.60
+3.7%
+31.9%$12.12B$3.65B21.4212,400Analyst Revision
AA
Alcoa
4.5507 of 5 stars
$45.74
+0.3%
$44.75
-2.2%
+72.8%$11.78B$11.00B-25.9913,600Analyst Revision
LECO
Lincoln Electric
3.7924 of 5 stars
$203.19
-0.3%
$220.00
+8.3%
+4.2%$11.50B$4.19B24.2512,000Analyst Revision

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This page (NYSE:GEF) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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