Zacks Research Has Negative Outlook for Greif Q4 Earnings

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.90 for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

GEF has been the subject of several other reports. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Greif from $65.00 to $56.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. 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 research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $74.17.

Greif Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of Greif stock traded up $0.07 during trading on Thursday, hitting $69.73. 105,498 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 177,879. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 0.99. Greif has a 1-year low of $48.23 and a 1-year high of $73.16. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $59.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $58.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07, a current ratio of 1.27 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Greif (NYSE:GEF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.08 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 10.21% and a net margin of 3.74%. The company's revenue was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.82 earnings per share.

Greif Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Activity at Greif

In other Greif news, SVP Kimberly Anne Kellermann sold 9,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $67.88, for a total value of $610,920.00. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Ole G. Rosgaard sold 783 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.00, for a total value of $54,810.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 77,433 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,420,310. The trade was a 1.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 59,031 shares of company stock worth $3,985,590 in the last 90 days. 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 modified their holdings of the company. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Greif by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,966 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $242,000 after buying an additional 211 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Greif by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 7,459 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $410,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in Greif by 104.9% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Greif by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,013 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 433 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Greif by 6.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 10,280 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $565,000 after purchasing an additional 596 shares during the last quarter. 45.74% of the stock is 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.