What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Greif FY2025 Earnings?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Analysts at Zacks Research raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a report released on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $3.71 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $3.70. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.38 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). Greif had a return on equity of 11.84% and a net margin of 4.81%. The business had revenue of $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.26 billion.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America dropped their target price on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial cut their target price on Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 28th. 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.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.50.

Greif Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GEF opened at $52.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $2.49 billion, a PE ratio of 11.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91. Greif has a 1 year low of $48.23 and a 1 year high of $73.16. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $54.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $60.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Greif in the 4th quarter worth about $46,279,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. lifted its stake in Greif by 7,222.6% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 233,370 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $14,264,000 after purchasing an additional 230,183 shares during the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new position in shares of Greif during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,473,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Greif during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,219,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Greif by 25.3% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 298,237 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,229,000 after buying an additional 60,313 shares during the period. 45.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Frank Calhoun V. Miller purchased 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was bought at an average price of $58.50 per share, for a total transaction of $58,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 1,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,500. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP David C. Lloyd sold 2,263 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $55.24, for a total value of $125,008.12. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 7,580 shares in the company, valued at $418,719.20. The trade was a 22.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Greif Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th were issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.12%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 61.71%.

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.