Greif (GEF) Competitors $58.18 +0.23 (+0.39%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.08 -0.10 (-0.17%) As of 04:20 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, SEE, SON, 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), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), 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 Sealed Air Sonoco Products UFP Technologies Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) and Greif (NYSE:GEF) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, GEF.B or GEF? Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Is GEF.B or GEF more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greif Bros.3.52% 10.09% 3.25% Greif 3.52%10.09%3.25% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GEF.B or GEF? Greif Bros. 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 RatioGreif Bros.$5.45B0.53$268.80M$3.6216.65Greif$5.45B0.51$268.80M$3.1518.47 Do analysts rate GEF.B or GEF? Greif has a consensus price target of $75.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Do institutionals and insiders believe in GEF.B or GEF? 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Greif shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Greif 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. Is GEF.B or GEF a better dividend stock? Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Greif Bros. pays out 92.8% 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 71.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Greif has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to GEF.B or GEF? In the previous week, Greif had 4 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Greif and 0 mentions for Greif Bros.. Greif's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Greif Bros.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Greif Bros. Neutral Greif Neutral 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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$2.76B$7.53B$7.78B$21.70BDividend Yield3.87%3.87%4.59%3.64%P/E Ratio18.4714.76303.0529.63Price / Sales0.511.381,309.2495.27Price / Cash5.359.2627.8517.79Price / Book1.303.134.874.63Net Income$268.80M$363.60M$791.48M$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.92%-2.93%-0.75%-1.85%1 Month Performance-5.53%-4.85%3.88%0.54%1 Year Performance-6.92%-11.38%28.66%13.42% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif4.4558 of 5 stars$58.18+0.4%$75.80+30.3%-7.3%$2.76B$5.45B18.4714,000GEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$62.46-0.1%N/A-12.7%$2.97B$5.45B19.4012,000CCKCrown4.596 of 5 stars$94.33-2.2%$118.25+25.4%-2.1%$10.98B$12.01B19.8223,000Upcoming EarningsATRAptarGroup4.9194 of 5 stars$132.07-0.9%$182.00+37.8%-19.0%$8.70B$3.61B22.7313,500SLGNSilgan4.3539 of 5 stars$42.78+0.0%$62.22+45.4%-18.3%$4.58B$6.16B15.2212,800Analyst ForecastOIO-I Glass4.309 of 5 stars$12.43-3.9%$17.00+36.8%-12.8%$1.92B$6.53B-7.5321,000Analyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries3.7976 of 5 stars$16.86+0.5%$21.00+24.6%+22.0%$630.73M$836.28M64.852,700Analyst DowngradeGPKGraphic Packaging4.5756 of 5 stars$19.08-1.5%$24.38+27.8%-39.8%$5.65B$8.64B10.7823,000Analyst ForecastSEESealed Air3.9304 of 5 stars$36.24-1.1%$39.27+8.4%-3.9%$5.33B$5.33B18.3016,400SONSonoco Products4.9419 of 5 stars$42.67-1.5%$57.13+33.9%-26.9%$4.21B$5.31B7.6528,000Analyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies2.0445 of 5 stars$201.93+3.4%$289.00+43.1%-38.8%$1.56B$588.56M23.404,335 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Bros. 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