Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Forecast for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Greif in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.05. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.58 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.72 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.86 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.34 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.72 by ($0.33). The business 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%.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on GEF. Truist Financial lowered their target price on shares of Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 3rd. Bank of America decreased their target price on Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 28th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $75.50.

Greif Trading Up 3.6 %

NYSE:GEF opened at $54.33 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $54.03 and its 200-day moving average is $60.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. Greif has a 12 month low of $48.23 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of Greif by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 801,429 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $48,983,000 after purchasing an additional 17,425 shares in the last quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new position in Greif in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,279,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Greif by 8.4% during the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 568,725 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $34,760,000 after buying an additional 44,088 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Greif by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 535,932 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,756,000 after acquiring an additional 11,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP raised its stake in shares of Greif by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 310,236 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $18,962,000 after acquiring an additional 7,684 shares during the last quarter. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Frank Calhoun V. Miller bought 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $58.50 per share, with a total value of $58,500.00. Following the acquisition, the director now owns 1,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $58,500. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Mark A. Emkes bought 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 6th. The shares were bought at an average price of $55.89 per share, with a total value of $167,670.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 44,257 shares in the company, valued at $2,473,523.73. This trade represents a 7.27 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 7.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Greif Dividend Announcement

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. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, March 17th. Greif’s payout ratio is presently 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.