Greif (GEF) Competitors $66.55 -0.46 (-0.69%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$66.44 -0.11 (-0.16%) As of 07/25/2025 05:22 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. GEF.B, CCK, ATR, SLGN, OI, MYE, GPK, SON, SEE, and UFPTShould you be buying Greif stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif include Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), Silgan (SLGN), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), and UFP Technologies (UFPT). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Greif vs. Its Competitors Greif Bros. Crown AptarGroup Silgan O-I Glass Myers Industries Graphic Packaging Sonoco Products Sealed Air UFP Technologies Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) and Greif (NYSE:GEF) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is GEF.B or GEF a better dividend stock? Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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 pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GEF.B or GEF? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGreif Bros.$5.45B0.61$268.80M$3.6219.23Greif$5.45B0.58$268.80M$3.5518.75 Which has more risk and volatility, GEF.B or GEF? Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend GEF.B or GEF? Greif has a consensus target price of $74.83, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Greif is more favorable than Greif Bros..Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Greif Bros. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Greif 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is GEF.B or GEF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greif Bros.3.74% 10.21% 3.23% Greif 3.74%10.21%3.23% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEF.B or GEF? 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor GEF.B or GEF? In the previous week, Greif had 2 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greif and 2 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 news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Greif Bros. 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Greif 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryGreif beats Greif Bros. on 9 of the 14 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 GEF 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 ExcelMetricGreifCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.18B$7.58B$7.88B$21.11BDividend Yield3.22%3.30%4.55%3.60%P/E Ratio18.7516.0825.5628.44Price / Sales0.581.49101.4058.65Price / Cash6.1910.0227.9222.92Price / Book1.483.494.464.69Net Income$268.80M$370.95M$795.63M$995.51M7 Day Performance1.12%4.63%1.41%1.65%1 Month Performance0.65%5.76%5.66%4.54%1 Year Performance1.93%-2.33%31.95%9.99% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif4.1555 of 5 stars$66.55-0.7%$74.83+12.5%+3.3%$3.18B$5.45B18.7514,000GEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$68.54+0.2%N/A+1.6%$3.25B$5.52B18.9312,000News CoverageCCKCrown4.424 of 5 stars$104.71-1.4%$119.45+14.1%+21.3%$12.19B$11.90B22.5223,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.534 of 5 stars$155.41-0.6%$180.60+16.2%+13.7%$10.26B$3.55B28.3613,500Upcoming EarningsSLGNSilgan4.623 of 5 stars$54.97-0.4%$63.78+16.0%+18.5%$5.88B$6.00B20.4312,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOIO-I Glass4.3484 of 5 stars$14.36+0.2%$17.20+19.8%+28.9%$2.22B$6.53B-11.3921,000Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeMYEMyers Industries4.3815 of 5 stars$14.53-0.6%$21.00+44.6%+3.7%$542.98M$836.28M51.882,700News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGPKGraphic Packaging4.2578 of 5 stars$22.45+0.0%$26.38+17.5%-14.5%$6.78B$8.67B10.9523,000Upcoming EarningsSONSonoco Products4.7396 of 5 stars$46.01+0.3%$56.75+23.4%-6.7%$4.54B$5.31B29.8728,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastSEESealed Air4.6597 of 5 stars$30.72-1.5%$38.27+24.6%-15.0%$4.52B$5.34B15.2116,400Positive NewsUFPTUFP Technologies0.8786 of 5 stars$226.83-0.5%$252.00+11.1%-22.9%$1.75B$547.56M27.764,335Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Bros. 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