Brokers Offer Predictions for Greif’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GEF)

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Greif in a note issued to investors on Monday, February 10th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.68 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.71. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $4.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.12 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.61 EPS.

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

Greif Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GEF opened at $59.78 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $63.22. Greif has a 1-year low of $55.95 and a 1-year high of $73.16. The firm has a market cap of $2.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.94.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, December 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.85 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.84%. The firm’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.56 earnings per share.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th were given a $0.54 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.61%. Greif’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.79%.

Insider Activity at Greif

In related news, Director B Andrew Rose bought 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $70.20 per share, for a total transaction of $245,700.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,500 shares in the company, valued at $245,700. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer bought 550 shares of Greif stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $67.88 per share, for a total transaction of $37,334.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 162,151 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,006,809.88. The trade was a 0.34 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders acquired 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731. Company insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Greif

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Greif during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $518,000. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Greif by 97.0% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 34,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,133,000 after purchasing an additional 16,759 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Greif by 9.3% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 524,637 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $32,874,000 after buying an additional 44,473 shares during the period. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in Greif during the 2nd quarter valued at $452,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Greif by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 784,004 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $49,126,000 after buying an additional 30,192 shares during the period. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.