Research Analysts Offer Predictions for Greif Q1 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Greif in a research report issued on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.71 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.75. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.38 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.13 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $5.10 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on GEF. Sidoti assumed coverage on shares of Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $93.00 target price on the stock. Bank of America reduced their price objective on shares of Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird increased their price target on Greif from $70.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, December 6th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Greif currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $79.33.

Greif Stock Performance

NYSE:GEF opened at $59.64 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.81 billion, a PE ratio of 13.19, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $65.73 and its 200 day moving average is $63.04. Greif has a fifty-two week low of $55.95 and a fifty-two week high of $73.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a current ratio of 1.53.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.08 by ($0.23). The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 11.85% and a net margin of 4.81%. The company’s revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greif

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Greif by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 784,004 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $49,126,000 after buying an additional 30,192 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Greif by 17.6% in the second quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 540,330 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $31,053,000 after acquiring an additional 80,754 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Greif by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 524,637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $32,874,000 after purchasing an additional 44,473 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Greif by 16.7% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 372,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,381,000 after acquiring an additional 53,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Systematic Financial Management LP grew its position in Greif by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter. Systematic Financial Management LP now owns 302,552 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $18,958,000 after purchasing an additional 40,494 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greif

In other Greif news, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total transaction of $45,037.08. Following the sale, the executive vice president now 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 sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director B Andrew Rose purchased 3,500 shares of Greif stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $70.20 per share, with a total value of $245,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,500 shares in the company, valued at approximately $245,700. This represents a ∞ increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders bought a total of 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Greif Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.62%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.79%.

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.