Research Analysts Set Expectations for Greif Q1 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research raised their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Greif in a report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on GEF. Sidoti started coverage on Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. Bank of America decreased their price objective on Greif from $77.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 30th. Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $67.00 target price (down from $69.00) on shares of Greif in a report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price target on shares of Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $78.67.

Greif Trading Up 1.0 %

GEF opened at $61.80 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $66.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $63.11. Greif has a 1-year low of $55.95 and a 1-year high of $73.16. The company has a market cap of $2.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.08 by ($0.23). The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.56 earnings per share.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.50%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is currently 47.79%.

Insider Activity at Greif

In other Greif news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer purchased 1,100 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 23rd. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $67.61 per share, for a total transaction of $74,371.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 163,251 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,037,400.11. The trade was a 0.68 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director B Andrew Rose acquired 3,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $70.20 per share, for a total transaction of $245,700.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $245,700. The trade was a ? increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders have bought 5,150 shares of company stock valued at $357,405 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Greif

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Greif by 59.2% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 753,812 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,321,000 after acquiring an additional 280,330 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Greif by 17.6% during the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 540,330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,053,000 after purchasing an additional 80,754 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new stake in Greif in the second quarter worth $4,012,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Greif by 16.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 372,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $21,381,000 after buying an additional 53,110 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Greif by 450.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $3,243,000 after buying an additional 46,176 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

About Greif

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.