What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Greif Q2 Earnings?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a report released on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.18 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.19. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $7.20 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 11.85% and a net margin of 4.81%. Greif’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.56 earnings per share.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Sidoti started coverage on Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $79.33.

Greif Stock Performance

GEF stock opened at $57.96 on Thursday. Greif has a fifty-two week low of $55.95 and a fifty-two week high of $73.16. The company has a market capitalization of $2.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $65.73 and a 200 day simple moving average of $63.04. The company has a quick ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were given a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is 47.79%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total transaction of $45,037.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. The trade was a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 1,075 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 26th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $69.14 per share, with a total value of $74,325.50. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 165,426 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,437,553.64. This represents a 0.65 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have purchased 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731. 3.07% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GEF. Quarry LP increased its stake in shares of Greif by 71.9% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 545 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale increased its holdings in shares of Greif by 80.5% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 561 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC raised its position in Greif by 27,766.7% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $96,000 after purchasing an additional 1,666 shares during the last quarter. nVerses Capital LLC boosted its position in Greif by 50.0% in the 3rd quarter. nVerses Capital LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $132,000 after buying an additional 700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Alaska Department of Revenue raised its position in shares of Greif by 7.0% during the third quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 3,068 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. 45.74% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Greif Company Profile

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.