Zacks Research Comments on Greif’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:GEF)

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Greif in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $1.09 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.15. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s FY2025 earnings at $3.70 EPS.

GEF has been the topic of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 28th. Bank of America lowered their price target on Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $65.00 price target (down from $71.00) on shares of Greif in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.00.

Greif Stock Down 2.0 %

GEF opened at $55.16 on Friday. Greif has a 12 month low of $53.43 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.13. The stock has a market cap of $2.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $59.34 and its 200 day moving average price is $62.41.

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

Institutional Trading of Greif

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the fourth quarter worth $7,473,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the fourth quarter worth $207,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Greif by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 52,634 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,217,000 after buying an additional 2,283 shares during the period. Sovereign s Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the fourth quarter worth $828,000. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP boosted its position in shares of Greif by 11.6% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 7,700 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $471,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Greif

In related news, Director Mark A. Emkes acquired 3,000 shares of Greif stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 6th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.89 per share, with a total value of $167,670.00. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 44,257 shares in the company, valued at $2,473,523.73. The trade was a 7.27 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total value of $45,037.08. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 32,729 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders purchased a total of 6,175 shares of company stock valued at $374,867 in the last three months. 7.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.92%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 17th. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 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.