Greif (GEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF) is a global producer of industrial packaging and paper-based products. The company manufactures and sells steel, plastic and fiber drums; rigid intermediate bulk containers; containerboard; corrugated sheets and products; and other packaging solutions used to transport and protect goods.

Greif serves customers across industries including food and beverage, chemicals, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, industrial manufacturing and consumer products. Its operations span North America, Europe and other international markets, supporting customers through a network of manufacturing, recycling and distribution facilities.

Founded in 1877, Greif has expanded from a paper and timber business into a diversified packaging company. In addition to its packaging operations, the company has historically managed timberland and produced paper and board products. Ole Rosgaard serves as Greif’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $78.03 to $79.77
• 50-Day Range: $78.63 to $89.84
• 52-Week Range: $55.75 to $90.57
• Volume: 348,758 shs
• Average Volume: 401,195 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.63 billion
• P/E Ratio: 24.65
• Dividend Yield: 3.15%
• Price Target: $82.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Greif Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Greif scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 133rd out of 229 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Greif has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Greif is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Greif has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Greif are expected to grow by 10.65% in the coming year, from $4.32 to $4.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Greif is 24.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Greif is 24.65, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 21.16.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Greif has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Greif has a P/B Ratio of 1.67. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

4.66% of the float of Greif has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Greif has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.58.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Greif has recently increased by 24.08%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Greif pays a meaningful dividend of 3.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Greif has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Greif is 77.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Greif will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.88% next year. This indicates that Greif will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Greif has a news sentiment score of 0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.42 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Greif this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for GEF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Greif insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $8,497,898.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.70% of the stock of Greif is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

45.74% of the stock of Greif is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/17/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Containers & Packaging
• Sub-Industry: Metal, Glass & Plastic Containers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GEF
• CIK: 43920
• Web: www.greif.com
• Phone: (740) 549-6000
• Fax: 740-549-6100
• Employees: 12,000
• Year Founded: 1877

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Greif: $82.25
• High Price Target: $94.00
• Low Price Target: $70.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.20
• P/E Growth: 0.6
• Net Income: $840 million
• Net Margins: 7.53%
• Pretax Margin: 9.60%
• Return on Equity: 8.09%
• Return on Assets: 3.86%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.23
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.92
• Cash Flow: $4.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.56
• Book Value: $47.12 per share
• Price / Book: 1.67

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 46,170,000
• Free Float: 42,613,000
• Market Cap: $3.63 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.77