Zacks Research Has Bullish Estimate for Greif Q1 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) – Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 24th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.69. The consensus estimate for Greif’s current full-year earnings is $4.49 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $1.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.46 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) last posted 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). Greif had a net margin of 4.81% and a return on equity of 11.85%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.41 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.56 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 8.3% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. 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. Sidoti assumed coverage on Greif in a research note on Wednesday, November 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $93.00 price objective for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $78.67.

Greif Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GEF opened at $61.26 on Friday. Greif has a 12 month low of $55.95 and a 12 month high of $73.16. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.19 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a 50 day moving average of $66.20 and a 200 day moving average of $63.13.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greif

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quarry LP grew its stake in Greif by 71.9% in the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 545 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 228 shares during the period. Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Greif during the 2nd quarter valued at $64,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its position in shares of Greif by 80.5% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 1,258 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 561 shares during the period. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Greif in the 2nd quarter worth about $80,000. Finally, Quest Partners LLC lifted its position in Greif by 27,766.7% during the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 1,672 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 1,666 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 45.74% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CFO Lawrence A. Hilsheimer acquired 1,075 shares of Greif stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 26th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $69.14 per share, with a total value of $74,325.50. Following the transaction, 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 Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director B Andrew Rose acquired 3,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was bought at an average price of $70.20 per share, with a total value of $245,700.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now directly 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 have bought a total of 6,225 shares of company stock valued at $431,731 in the last quarter. Insiders own 3.07% of the company’s stock.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.53%. Greif’s payout ratio 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.