Greif (GEF) Competitors $62.08 -1.35 (-2.13%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$62.16 +0.08 (+0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 06:04 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEF vs. GEF.B, CCK, ATR, SLGN, OI, MYE, GPK, SON, SEE, and UFPTShould you be buying Greif stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif include Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), Silgan (SLGN), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), and UFP Technologies (UFPT). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Greif vs. Its Competitors Greif Bros. Crown AptarGroup Silgan O-I Glass Myers Industries 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends. 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. 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 Which has more risk & volatility, GEF.B or GEF? Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GEF.B or GEF? 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better 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 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% 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 SummaryGreif beats Greif Bros. on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Greif News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEF 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 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 vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreifCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.01B$7.27B$7.60B$20.63BDividend Yield3.40%3.46%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio17.4914.8725.2729.01Price / Sales0.531.3798.6366.10Price / Cash5.869.6127.7622.82Price / Book1.383.254.314.43Net Income$268.80M$370.95M$792.92M$993.74M7 Day Performance-6.71%-6.95%-1.93%-3.39%1 Month Performance-11.01%-5.51%2.28%-2.10%1 Year Performance-2.04%-7.15%29.53%10.09% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif3.6359 of 5 stars$62.08-2.1%$74.83+20.5%-4.7%$3.01B$5.52B17.4914,000Positive NewsGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$68.40-2.0%N/A-7.0%$3.25B$5.45B18.8912,000News CoverageCCKCrown4.5943 of 5 stars$101.50-1.4%$120.67+18.9%+11.3%$11.81B$11.80B21.3223,000ATRAptarGroup4.9609 of 5 stars$158.64-1.5%$180.60+13.8%-4.0%$10.48B$3.58B28.9513,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportSLGNSilgan4.6348 of 5 stars$55.46-0.5%$63.78+15.0%-13.2%$5.93B$5.85B20.6212,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOIO-I Glass4.8518 of 5 stars$14.40-1.2%$17.20+19.4%+2.6%$2.23B$6.51B-11.4321,000Earnings ReportMYEMyers Industries4.2371 of 5 stars$15.08-0.7%$21.00+39.3%-4.2%$563.69M$836.28M53.862,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownGPKGraphic Packaging4.3463 of 5 stars$23.12-0.9%$26.38+14.1%-27.3%$6.98B$8.81B11.2823,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionSONSonoco Products4.9277 of 5 stars$47.73-1.2%$57.63+20.7%-16.0%$4.71B$5.31B8.5528,000Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.8466 of 5 stars$30.73-1.0%$38.27+24.5%-24.0%$4.52B$5.39B15.2116,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUFPTUFP Technologies1.5882 of 5 stars$244.70+1.1%$252.00+3.0%-30.4%$1.89B$504.42M29.954,335News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Bros. 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