GEF.B vs. GEF, AMBP, JBDI, SW, BALL, ATR, GPK, SON, SEE, and UFPT
Should you be buying Greif Bros. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif Bros. include Greif (GEF), Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMBP), JBDI (JBDI), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Ball (BALL), AptarGroup (ATR), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), and UFP Technologies (UFPT).
Greif Bros. vs. Its Competitors
Greif (NYSE:GEF) and Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Greif had 3 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greif and 1 mentions for Greif Bros.. Greif's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Greif Bros.'s score of 1.21 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Greif currently has a consensus target price of $74.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.78%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Greif is more favorable than Greif Bros..
45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Greif shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Greif pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif Bros. pays out 89.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Greif has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years.
Greif is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif Bros., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Greif has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Greif beats Greif Bros. on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GEF.B) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff