FY2025 Earnings Estimate for Greif Issued By Zacks Research

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Greif in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will earn $4.76 per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of $4.77. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.20 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.41 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.20 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America decreased their target price on Greif from $77.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, August 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Greif from $80.00 to $76.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Truist Financial reaffirmed a “hold” rating and issued a $67.00 target price (down from $69.00) on shares of Greif in a report on Friday, August 30th. Stifel Nicolaus restated a “buy” rating and set a $88.00 price objective on shares of Greif in a research report on Monday, August 26th. Finally, Sidoti started coverage on shares of Greif in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Greif currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.40.

Greif Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GEF opened at $71.21 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.70, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The company has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.48 and a beta of 0.92. Greif has a 12 month low of $55.95 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $65.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $62.91.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in Greif by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 17,151 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,185,000 after buying an additional 886 shares in the last quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Greif by 11.9% during the second quarter. Twelve Points Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,132 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,387,000 after buying an additional 2,559 shares during the last quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC increased its holdings in shares of Greif by 22.8% in the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 17,727 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after purchasing an additional 3,291 shares during the period. Summit Global Investments raised its position in Greif by 75.3% during the 2nd quarter. Summit Global Investments now owns 8,221 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $472,000 after buying an additional 3,531 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in Greif by 770.7% during the second quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 1,933 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $111,000 after purchasing an additional 1,711 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

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.