Analysts Set Expectations for Greif’s Q1 Earnings (NYSE:GEF)

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, January 7th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.71 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Bank of America decreased their target price on Greif from $79.00 to $73.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Robert W. Baird increased their price objective 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. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Greif from $67.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Sidoti initiated coverage on shares of Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 target price for the company. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $79.33.

Greif Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NYSE:GEF opened at $59.64 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.14. Greif has a 1 year low of $55.95 and a 1 year high of $73.16. The company has a market cap of $2.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.19, a PEG ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.95. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $65.73 and its 200-day moving average price is $63.04.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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). Greif had a return on equity of 11.85% and a net margin of 4.81%. The firm had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 earnings per share. Greif’s revenue was up 8.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th were paid a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 47.79%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Bala Sathyanarayanan sold 748 shares of Greif stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $60.21, for a total transaction of $45,037.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 32,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. The trade was a 2.23 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer bought 550 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 20th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $67.88 per share, with a total value of $37,334.00. Following the acquisition, the chief financial officer now directly owns 162,151 shares in the company, valued at $11,006,809.88. This trade represents a 0.34 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders acquired a total of 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731 in the last 90 days. Company insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greif

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its stake in Greif by 59.2% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 753,812 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $43,321,000 after acquiring an additional 280,330 shares in the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Greif by 17.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 80,754 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in shares of Greif during the second quarter valued at about $4,012,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Greif by 16.7% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 372,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $21,381,000 after purchasing an additional 53,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Greif by 450.3% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 56,430 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,243,000 after buying an additional 46,176 shares in the last quarter. 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.