Greif (GEF.B) Competitors

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) and Greif (NYSE:GEF.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, GPK or GEF.B?

Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GPK or GEF.B?

In the previous week, Graphic Packaging had 21 more articles in the media than Greif. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Graphic Packaging and 2 mentions for Greif. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Greif's score of 0.00 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Graphic Packaging	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Greif	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is GPK or GEF.B a better dividend stock?

Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Graphic Packaging pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif pays out 62.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GPK or GEF.B?

Graphic Packaging received 403 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.57% of users gave Greif an outperform vote while only 63.86% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Graphic Packaging	Outperform Votes 516 63.86%	Underperform Votes 292 36.14%
Greif	Outperform Votes 113 64.57%	Underperform Votes 62 35.43%

Do analysts recommend GPK or GEF.B?

Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus target price of $30.89, indicating a potential upside of 44.49%. Given Graphic Packaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Graphic Packaging is more favorable than Greif.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Graphic Packaging	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
Greif	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, GPK or GEF.B?

Graphic Packaging has higher revenue and earnings than Greif. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Graphic Packaging	$8.81B	0.73	$658M	$2.16	9.90
Greif	$5.45B	0.48	$268.80M	$5.10	10.96

Is GPK or GEF.B more profitable?

Graphic Packaging has a net margin of 7.47% compared to Greif's net margin of 4.81%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 25.96% beat Greif's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Graphic Packaging	7.47%	25.96%	6.81%
Greif	4.81%	11.84%	3.74%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GPK or GEF.B?

99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Greif shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Graphic Packaging beats Greif on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.