Greif (GEF) Competitors $64.54 +0.35 (+0.55%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$64.53 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEF vs. BERY, SLGN, OI, MYE, CCK, ATR, JBDI, SWK, CR, and TTEKShould you be buying Greif stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif include Berry Global Group (BERY), Silgan (SLGN), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares (JBDI), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Crane (CR), and Tetra Tech (TTEK). Greif vs. Berry Global Group Silgan O-I Glass Myers Industries Crown AptarGroup JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares Stanley Black & Decker Crane Tetra Tech Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) and Greif (NYSE:GEF) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media prefer BERY or GEF? In the previous week, Greif had 20 more articles in the media than Berry Global Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Greif and 0 mentions for Berry Global Group. Greif's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Berry Global Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Berry Global Group Neutral Greif Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BERY or GEF? Berry Global Group received 274 more outperform votes than Greif when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Berry Global Group an outperform vote while only 55.43% of users gave Greif an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBerry Global GroupOutperform Votes56566.63% Underperform Votes28333.37% GreifOutperform Votes29155.43% Underperform Votes23444.57% Is BERY or GEF a better dividend stock? Berry Global Group pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Berry Global Group pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif pays out 60.8% 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. Berry Global Group has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Greif has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Greif is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BERY or GEF? 95.4% of Berry Global Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Berry Global Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, BERY or GEF? Berry Global Group has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate BERY or GEF? Berry Global Group currently has a consensus target price of $74.29, indicating a potential upside of 9.75%. Greif has a consensus target price of $74.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.71%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Greif is more favorable than Berry Global Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Berry Global Group 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14Greif 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BERY or GEF? Berry Global Group has higher revenue and earnings than Greif. Berry Global Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Greif, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBerry Global Group$12.31B0.64$516M$4.0116.88Greif$5.52B0.56$268.80M$3.5518.37 Is BERY or GEF more profitable? Greif has a net margin of 4.81% compared to Berry Global Group's net margin of 3.99%. Berry Global Group's return on equity of 28.26% beat Greif's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Berry Global Group3.99% 28.26% 5.67% Greif 4.81%11.84%3.74% SummaryBerry Global Group beats Greif on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Greif News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGreifMetal barrels, drums, & pails IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.09B$1.55B$7.82B$19.86BDividend Yield3.25%3.25%4.56%3.84%P/E Ratio14.427.1724.4935.86Price / Sales0.561.41107.7948.09Price / Cash5.645.6426.8917.52Price / Book1.451.444.244.86Net Income$268.80M$268.80M$810.02M$1.02B7 Day Performance18.23%-0.99%1.55%2.23%1 Month Performance19.25%-1.71%10.81%5.85%1 Year Performance7.32%6.70%26.03%10.91% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif4.2556 of 5 stars$64.54+0.5%$74.17+14.9%+5.9%$3.06B$5.52B14.2812,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeBERYBerry Global Group1.2101 of 5 stars$67.69-2.8%$74.29+9.8%+14.0%$7.84B$12.31B16.8846,000High Trading VolumeSLGNSilgan4.4477 of 5 stars$53.87-2.2%$63.11+17.2%+19.9%$5.76B$6.00B20.8815,400Positive NewsOIO-I Glass4.1961 of 5 stars$12.84-2.1%$15.88+23.6%+14.1%$1.99B$6.51B-18.0824,000Positive NewsMYEMyers Industries3.7474 of 5 stars$12.44-2.0%$22.00+76.8%-9.6%$465.03M$835.93M29.622,500Dividend AnnouncementCCKCrown4.0505 of 5 stars$96.69-1.8%$110.45+14.2%+20.9%$11.25B$11.90B27.1626,000ATRAptarGroup4.7238 of 5 stars$157.04-0.9%$178.60+13.7%+4.8%$10.37B$3.55B28.3513,500Insider TradeJBDIJBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary SharesN/A$1.23+6.0%N/AN/A$24.34M$9.39M0.00121SWKStanley Black & Decker4.9268 of 5 stars$63.89-2.4%$91.10+42.6%-15.7%$9.88B$15.24B32.9354,200CRCrane3.1627 of 5 stars$170.53-0.5%$181.50+6.4%+30.8%$9.81B$2.18B22.5911,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTTEKTetra Tech2.8031 of 5 stars$34.53-1.2%$41.00+18.7%-13.5%$9.10B$5.46B36.2721,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Berry Global Group Competitors Silgan Competitors O-I Glass Competitors Myers Industries Competitors Crown Competitors AptarGroup Competitors JBDI Holdings Limited Ordinary Shares Competitors Stanley Black & Decker Competitors Crane Competitors Tetra Tech Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GEF) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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