Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Greif in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.91 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.92. 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 $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on GEF. Truist Financial cut their price objective on Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Greif presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $74.17.

Greif Stock Down 1.6%

NYSE:GEF opened at $65.07 on Friday. Greif has a twelve month low of $48.23 and a twelve month high of $73.16. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $58.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $58.30.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.11. Greif had a return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 3.74%. The business had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.82 earnings per share. Greif’s revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Greif Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.32%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 17th. Greif’s payout ratio is presently 60.85%.

Insider Activity at Greif

In related news, CEO Ole G. Rosgaard sold 30,000 shares of Greif stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.75, for a total transaction of $1,972,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 97,464 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,408,258. The trade was a 23.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 7.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GEF. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Greif by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 69,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,272,000 after purchasing an additional 653 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Greif by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 13,453 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $822,000 after buying an additional 3,799 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Greif by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,966 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $242,000 after buying an additional 211 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in Greif by 8.4% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, Moran Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Greif during the fourth quarter worth $2,594,000. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.