Zacks Research Brokers Reduce Earnings Estimates for Greif

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.91. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.30 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.40 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.08 by $0.11. Greif had a net margin of 3.74% and a return on equity of 10.21%. The company had revenue of $1.39 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on shares of Greif from $75.00 to $67.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on shares of Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Greif presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $74.17.

Greif Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:GEF opened at $69.73 on Thursday. Greif has a 12 month low of $48.23 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $58.38. The firm has a market cap of $3.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.64, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.99.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.54 per share. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.10%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. Greif’s payout ratio is 60.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Greif news, CEO Ole G. Rosgaard sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.75, for a total transaction of $1,972,500.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 97,464 shares in the company, valued at $6,408,258. This represents a 23.54% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kimberly Anne Kellermann sold 9,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.88, for a total transaction of $610,920.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 3,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $240,838.24. The trade was a 71.72% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 59,031 shares of company stock worth $3,985,590. Company insiders own 7.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Greif during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Greif by 104.9% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Greif during the 4th quarter worth approximately $53,000. PharVision Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Greif during the 4th quarter worth approximately $207,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Greif during the 4th quarter worth approximately $209,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

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.