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Greif (GEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$62.66
+0.34 (+0.55%)
(As of 04:32 PM ET)

About Greif Stock (NYSE:GEF)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$61.62
$62.69
50-Day Range
$58.73
$66.69
52-Week Range
$55.95
$71.36
Volume
140,769 shs
Average Volume
164,430 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.95 billion
P/E Ratio
13.48
Dividend Yield
3.45%
Price Target
$76.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2023, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.

Greif Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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87th Percentile Overall Score

GEF MarketRank™: 

Greif scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 39th out of 177 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Greif has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Greif has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Greif's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Greif are expected to grow by 14.29% in the coming year, from $4.20 to $4.80 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Greif is 13.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 132.05.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Greif is 13.37, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 19.61.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Greif has a P/B Ratio of 1.40. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Greif's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.01% of the float of Greif has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Greif has recently decreased by 14.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Greif pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Greif does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Greif is 46.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Greif will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.00% next year. This indicates that Greif will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Greif's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.01% of the float of Greif has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Greif has recently decreased by 14.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Greif has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Greif this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for GEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Greif to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Greif insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.07% of the stock of Greif is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    45.74% of the stock of Greif is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Greif's insider trading history.
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GEF Stock News Headlines

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GEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Greif's stock was trading at $65.59 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GEF stock has decreased by 5.2% and is now trading at $62.18.
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Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 28th. The industrial products company reported $1.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.14. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. Greif had a net margin of 4.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.28%.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Greif: Caraustar Industries Inc., pack2pack Group N.V., Storsack Group, Hannells AS, Ennis Containers Inc., Petro-Summit Mechanical Co. Ltd., Delta Petroleum Company, and others.

Shares of GEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greif investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Fossil Group (FOSL) and Micron Technology (MU).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/28/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend
9/16/2024
Today
9/30/2024
Dividend Payable
10/01/2024
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
12/04/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Metal barrels, drums, & pails
Sub-Industry
Metal & Glass Containers
CUSIP
39762410
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1877

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$76.00
High Stock Price Target
$88.00
Low Stock Price Target
$67.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+21.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$359.20 million
Pretax Margin
5.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.34 billion
Cash Flow
$12.63 per share
Book Value
$44.50 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
45,692,000
Market Cap
$2.95 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:GEF) was last updated on 9/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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