Greif (GEF) Competitors $61.29 +0.36 (+0.59%) Closing price 09/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$61.38 +0.09 (+0.15%) As of 09/4/2025 04:37 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 (NYSE:GEF) and Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Is GEF or GEF.B more profitable? Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Greif3.52% 10.09% 3.25% Greif Bros. 3.52%10.09%3.25% 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 3.5%. Greif Bros. pays an annual dividend of $3.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Greif pays out 68.6% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Which has better earnings and valuation, GEF or GEF.B? 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$5.45B0.53$268.80M$3.1519.46Greif Bros.$5.45B0.56$268.80M$3.6217.71 Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Greif Bros. 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. Does the media favor GEF or GEF.B? In the previous week, Greif had 6 more articles in the media than Greif Bros.. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Greif and 3 mentions for Greif Bros.. Greif's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Greif Bros.'s score of 0.18 indicating that Greif is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Greif 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Greif Bros. 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer GEF or GEF.B? Greif presently has a consensus price target of $72.80, indicating a potential upside of 18.78%. Given Greif's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Greif Bros. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility & risk, GEF or GEF.B? Greif has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Greif Bros. has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% 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. 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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$2.89B$7.72B$7.70B$21.26BDividend Yield3.55%3.56%4.56%3.52%P/E Ratio19.4615.64312.7129.40Price / Sales0.531.52215.0349.02Price / Cash5.639.4828.4824.13Price / Book1.303.264.474.54Net Income$268.80M$363.60M$798.54M$999.70M7 Day Performance-5.97%-2.36%-0.05%0.08%1 Month Performance-4.14%1.58%0.74%5.22%1 Year Performance1.60%-4.16%29.07%15.24% Greif Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEFGreif3.9564 of 5 stars$61.29+0.6%$72.80+18.8%+2.0%$2.89B$5.45B19.4614,000Analyst ForecastGEF.BGreif Bros.N/A$67.65-3.8%N/A-2.8%$3.21B$5.45B21.0112,000CCKCrown4.8364 of 5 stars$99.42-0.7%$120.67+21.4%+2.0%$11.57B$11.80B20.8923,000Positive NewsATRAptarGroup4.9768 of 5 stars$139.11+0.2%$174.60+25.5%-8.2%$9.16B$3.58B23.9413,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSLGNSilgan4.8386 of 5 stars$46.88+0.2%$62.22+32.7%-12.0%$5.02B$5.85B16.6812,800Ex-DividendOIO-I Glass4.637 of 5 stars$12.99-0.3%$17.00+30.9%+1.2%$2.00B$6.53B-7.8724,000News CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeMYEMyers Industries4.3956 of 5 stars$16.75-0.3%$21.00+25.4%+14.2%$626.62M$825.28M64.422,700Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGPKGraphic Packaging4.8804 of 5 stars$22.25+0.3%$26.38+18.5%-27.6%$6.59B$8.81B12.5723,000Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.7269 of 5 stars$32.43+0.6%$38.80+19.7%-5.8%$4.77B$5.39B16.3816,400Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionSONSonoco Products4.9653 of 5 stars$47.19+1.0%$57.63+22.1%-16.2%$4.65B$6.34B8.4628,000Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUFPTUFP Technologies2.874 of 5 stars$210.16-0.5%$289.00+37.5%-36.8%$1.62B$504.42M24.354,335Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Greif Bros. 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