Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Greif Q4 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.90 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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 - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.11. Greif had a net margin of 3.74% and a return on equity of 10.21%. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.43 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.82 earnings per share. The business's quarterly revenue was up 1.1% compared to the same quarter last year.

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

Greif Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSE:GEF traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $69.73. The company's stock had a trading volume of 105,498 shares, compared to its average volume of 178,077. Greif has a fifty-two week low of $48.23 and a fifty-two week high of $73.16. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $59.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $58.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a current ratio of 1.27. The company has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a PE ratio of 19.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.99.

Greif Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were given a dividend of $0.54 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, June 17th. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.10%. Greif's dividend payout ratio is currently 60.85%.

Insider Transactions at Greif

In other news, SVP Kimberly Anne Kellermann sold 9,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.88, for a total value of $610,920.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 3,548 shares in the company, valued at approximately $240,838.24. This represents a 71.72% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ole G. Rosgaard sold 30,000 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 97,464 shares in the company, valued at $6,408,258. This trade represents a 23.54% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 59,031 shares of company stock worth $3,985,590. Company insiders own 7.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Greif

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Greif during the fourth quarter worth about $46,279,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in Greif by 7,222.6% during the 4th quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 233,370 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $14,264,000 after buying an additional 230,183 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Greif by 54.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 366,449 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $20,015,000 after buying an additional 128,880 shares during the period. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH purchased a new stake in Greif in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $7,473,000. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $4,219,000. 45.74% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.