Greif (GEF) Competitors $69.73 +0.07 (+0.10%) As of 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEF vs. GEF.B, CCK, ATR, BERY, SLGN, OI, MYE, GPK, SEE, and SONShould you be buying Greif stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Greif include Greif Bros. (GEF.B), Crown (CCK), AptarGroup (ATR), Berry Global Group (BERY), Silgan (SLGN), O-I Glass (OI), Myers Industries (MYE), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Sealed Air (SEE), and Sonoco Products (SON). These companies are all part of the "industrials" sector. Greif vs. Its Competitors Greif Bros. Crown AptarGroup Berry Global Group Silgan O-I Glass Myers Industries Graphic Packaging Sealed Air Sonoco Products Greif (NYSE:GEF) and Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts recommend GEF or GEF.B? Greif currently has a consensus price target of $74.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.36%. 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 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Greif Bros. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is GEF or GEF.B more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greif3.74% 10.21% 3.23% Greif Bros. 3.74%10.21%3.23% Does the media prefer GEF or GEF.B? In the previous week, Greif had 23 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Greif and 2 mentions for Greif Bros.. Greif's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Greif Bros.'s score of 0.24 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Greif 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Greif Bros. 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEF or GEF.B? 45.7% of Greif shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Greif Bros. shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Greif shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Greif Bros. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is GEF or GEF.B a better dividend stock? Greif pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Greif pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GEF or GEF.B? 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$5.45B0.61$268.80M$3.5519.64Greif Bros.$5.45B0.64$268.80M$3.6220.27 Which has more risk and volatility, GEF or GEF.B? Greif has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$3.31B$7.54B$7.55B$20.62BDividend Yield3.09%3.30%4.55%3.77%P/E Ratio19.6418.1924.9528.04Price / Sales0.611.51116.1136.84Price / Cash6.4510.0427.2721.91Price / Book1.523.574.354.59Net Income$268.80M$370.95M$791.63M$985.44M7 Day Performance5.46%4.42%2.67%2.91%1 Month Performance25.23%5.63%6.23%5.47%1 Year Performance21.97%2.60%32.85%14.61% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif3.0702 of 5 stars$69.73+0.1%$74.17+6.4%+23.0%$3.31B$5.45B19.6412,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$69.04-1.8%N/A+19.0%$3.28B$5.45B19.0712,000CCKCrown4.1283 of 5 stars$102.87-0.6%$111.64+8.5%+46.1%$11.97B$11.80B22.1223,000Analyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.7737 of 5 stars$156.34+0.3%$178.60+14.2%+14.2%$10.32B$3.58B28.5313,500BERYBerry Global Group1.5174 of 5 stars$67.69-2.8%$74.29+9.8%+16.0%$7.84B$12.31B16.8846,000High Trading VolumeSLGNSilgan4.6331 of 5 stars$54.18-0.4%$63.11+16.5%+35.7%$5.80B$5.85B20.1412,800Positive NewsOIO-I Glass4.0135 of 5 stars$14.77-1.9%$16.30+10.4%+47.4%$2.28B$6.53B-11.7221,000Analyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries4.5673 of 5 stars$14.50-1.3%$21.00+44.8%+18.7%$542.01M$836.28M51.792,700GPKGraphic Packaging4.7907 of 5 stars$21.09+0.3%$28.40+34.7%-14.8%$6.36B$8.81B10.2923,000SEESealed Air3.8103 of 5 stars$31.07-0.6%$38.00+22.3%-3.8%$4.57B$5.39B15.3816,400SONSonoco Products4.7629 of 5 stars$43.57-0.6%$56.25+29.1%-5.4%$4.30B$5.31B28.2928,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Bros. 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