NYSE:GEF - Greif Stock Price, Forecast & News

Greif's stock was trading at $27.71 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, GEF stock has increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $30.10. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Greif in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings, 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Greif.

Greif is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, June 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Greif.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 26th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.12. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.17 billion. Greif had a return on equity of 19.77% and a net margin of 3.61%. View Greif's earnings history.

Greif declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Wednesday, April 1st. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.85%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 17th. View Greif's dividend history.

Greif updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Tuesday, March, 17th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.55-3.91 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.63.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Greif's shares. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Greif's stock price to reach $38.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 28.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Greif.

Media headlines about GEF stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Greif earned a daily sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutGreif.

Greif saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,910,000 shares, an increase of 20.9% from the February 13th total of 1,580,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 212,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.0 days. Approximately 7.6% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Greif's Current Options Chain.

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Greif trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GEF."

Greif's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (2.52%), Prudential Financial Inc. (1.47%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (0.92%), Norges Bank (0.92%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (0.89%) and AXA (0.30%). Company insiders that own Greif stock include Gary R Martz, Hari K Kumar, Lawrence A Hilsheimer, Mark A Emkes, Ole G Rosgaard, Peter G Watson and Timothy Bergwall. View institutional ownership trends for Greif.

GEF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, CI Investments Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc., and Comerica Bank. View insider buying and selling activity for Greif.

GEF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Norges Bank, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Public Sector Pension Investment Board, Integrated Advisors Network LLC, WBI Investments Inc., Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC, and Alberta Investment Management Corp. Company insiders that have bought Greif stock in the last two years include Gary R Martz, Hari K Kumar, Lawrence A Hilsheimer, Mark A Emkes, Ole G Rosgaard, Peter G Watson, and Timothy Bergwall. View insider buying and selling activity for Greif.

Shares of GEF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of GEF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $30.10.

Greif has a market capitalization of $1.45 billion and generates $4.60 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $171 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.96 on an earnings per share basis. Greif employs 17,000 workers across the globe. View additional information about Greif.

The official website for Greif is http://www.greif.com/.

Greif's mailing address is 425 WINTER ROAD, DELAWARE OH, 43015. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 740-549-6000 or via email at [email protected]