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

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Greif in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 22nd. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $1.05 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.48 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on GEF. Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Truist Financial decreased their price target on Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 6th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $75.50.

Greif Price Performance

NYSE:GEF opened at $53.78 on Thursday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $54.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $60.83. The stock has a market cap of $2.55 billion, a PE ratio of 11.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.53. Greif has a one year low of $48.23 and a one year high of $73.16.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.72 by ($0.33). The company had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. Greif had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.84%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in Greif by 217.9% in the 1st quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,706 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,139,000 after acquiring an additional 14,193 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC boosted its stake in shares of Greif by 15.8% during the first quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 26,156 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,438,000 after acquiring an additional 3,578 shares during the last quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of Greif by 13.3% during the 1st quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 5,815 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $320,000 after purchasing an additional 682 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Greif by 104.9% during the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the period. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Greif in the 4th quarter worth approximately $7,473,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Greif

In other Greif news, VP David C. Lloyd sold 2,263 shares of Greif stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total transaction of $125,008.12. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now directly owns 7,580 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $418,719.20. The trade was a 22.99 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Mark A. Emkes bought 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was bought at an average price of $55.89 per share, with a total value of $167,670.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 44,257 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,473,523.73. This represents a 7.27 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Greif Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were paid a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.02%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, March 17th. Greif’s payout ratio is 61.71%.

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.