What is Zacks Research's Forecast for Greif Q4 Earnings?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Greif in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 25th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.91 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Greif's current full-year earnings is $4.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Greif's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.29 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.50 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.70 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.46 EPS.

Greif (NYSE:GEF - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, June 4th. The industrial products company reported $1.19 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.43 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.82 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 1.1% on a year-over-year basis.

GEF has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on Greif from $75.00 to $67.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock 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 on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Greif presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $74.17.

Greif Stock Performance

Greif stock traded up $0.38 during trading on Friday, hitting $65.28. The stock had a trading volume of 90,197 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,385. The stock's 50 day moving average is $58.04 and its two-hundred day moving average is $58.17. Greif has a 1 year low of $48.23 and a 1 year high of $73.16. The stock has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07.

Greif Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 17th will be issued a $0.54 dividend. This represents a $2.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 17th. Greif's payout ratio is 60.85%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Ole G. Rosgaard sold 30,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, June 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $65.75, for a total value of $1,972,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 97,464 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,408,258. The trade was a 23.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 7.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Greif

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Summit Securities Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Greif in the first quarter valued at about $37,000. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in Greif by 104.9% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 838 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 429 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in shares of Greif in the fourth quarter worth $53,000. PharVision Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Greif in the 4th quarter valued at about $207,000. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Greif during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $209,000. 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.