Zacks Research Issues Optimistic Estimate for Greif Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Greif in a report issued on Wednesday, March 19th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $1.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.27. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.93 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.00 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.65 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently commented on GEF. Truist Financial reiterated a “hold” rating and issued a $65.00 price objective (down previously from $71.00) on shares of Greif in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Greif from $76.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 3rd. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $68.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 28th. Finally, Bank of America reduced 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $77.00.

Greif Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of GEF stock opened at $55.63 on Monday. Greif has a 12 month low of $53.43 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market cap of $2.64 billion, a PE ratio of 12.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $59.27 and a 200-day moving average of $62.39.

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

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 17th will be issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, March 17th. Greif’s dividend payout ratio is presently 61.71%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Greif

In other news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 1,075 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 26th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $69.14 per share, for a total transaction of $74,325.50. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief financial officer now owns 165,426 shares in the company, valued at $11,437,553.64. This trade represents a 0.65 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 32,729 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,970,613.09. This trade represents a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders acquired 5,075 shares of company stock worth $300,496. Insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Greif in the third quarter valued at about $518,000. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in Greif by 97.0% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 34,045 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,133,000 after acquiring an additional 16,759 shares in the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Greif during the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,594,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings 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 valued at $32,874,000 after purchasing an additional 44,473 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Zacks Investment Management bought a new stake in shares of Greif in the third quarter worth $610,000. 45.74% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.