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3 months
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6 months
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Year to date
-8.62%
1 year
-8.85%
5 years
34.73%
10 years
25.69%
 

About: Greif Inc is a producer of industrial packaging products and services with manufacturing facilities located in many countries. It offers a comprehensive line of rigid industrial packaging products, such as steel, fiber, and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems for industrial packaging products, transit protection products, water bottles and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers, and services, such as container life cycle management, blending, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services. The company operates in three reportable business segments including Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging and Services, and Land Management. It operates in North and Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions.

Employees: 12,000

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

306% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $20.2M | Put options by funds: $4.98M

7% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.28B [Q2] → $1.37B (+$90.7M) [Q3]

3% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 30 | Existing positions closed: 29

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 243 [Q2] → 244 (+1) [Q3]

1.65% less ownership

Funds ownership: 86.42% [Q2] → 84.77% (-1.65%) [Q3]

18% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 95

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 0 (-1) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$75
24%
upside
Avg. target
$84
39%
upside
High target
$93
54%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
50%
neutral
50%
negative
0%
Baird
Ghansham Panjabi
38% 1-year accuracy
11 / 29 met price target
24%upside
$75
Neutral
Maintained
6 Dec 2024
Sidoti & Co.
54%upside
$93
Buy
Initiated
20 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 13 articles about GEF published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Greif Inc. Hosts 2024 Investor Day
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, is hosting an Investor Day in New York City today, Wednesday, December 11, 2024, starting at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The event is expected to conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. (ET).
Greif Inc. Hosts 2024 Investor Day
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Greif Boosts Modular Packaging Solution With Launch of ModCan
GEF launches ModCan, currently available in North America, to revolutionize industrial waste management and other applications.
Greif Boosts Modular Packaging Solution With Launch of ModCan
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Greif Launches New Modular Packaging Solution
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced at the Pack-Expo conference in Chicago the launch of ModCan™, an innovative modular packaging solution designed to improve efficiency and safety in shipping and storing dissimilar materials and waste.
Greif Launches New Modular Packaging Solution
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
New Strong Sell Stocks for December 9th
ALG, GEF and HTCMY have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on December 9, 2024.
New Strong Sell Stocks for December 9th
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Greif Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Margins Decline on Elevated Costs
GEF's Q4 top line gains from improved volumes and recent acquisitions, but elevated costs continue to put pressure on its margins.
Greif Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Margins Decline on Elevated Costs
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Greif, Inc. (GEF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call December 5, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Bill D'Onofrio - VP, IR and Corporate Development Ole Rosgaard - CEO Larry Hilsheimer - CFO Matt Eichmann - Chief Marketing Officer Conference Call Participants Daniel Harriman - Sidoti & Company Ghansham Panjabi - Baird Matt Roberts - Raymond James Gabe Hajde - Wells Fargo Brian Butler - Stifel Operator Good day, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to the Greif Fourth Quarter 2024 Earnings Call.
Greif, Inc. (GEF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Greif, Inc. Issues Corrected Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Release
Corrected fourth quarter 2024 net income, excluding adjustments, revised to $65.5 million and 2024 Class A diluted earnings per share, excluding adjustments, revised to $1.13 Corrected fourth quarter 2024 net income, excluding adjustments, revised to $65.5 million and 2024 Class A diluted earnings per share, excluding adjustments, revised to $1.13
Greif, Inc. Issues Corrected Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Earnings Release
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
CORRECTION - Greif Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results
DELAWARE, Ohio, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Correction: Fourth quarter 2024 net income, excluding the impact of adjustments, revised to $65.5 million and 2024 Class A diluted earnings per share, excluding adjustments, revised to $1.13. In the earnings release issued earlier today, the fourth quarter 2024 net income, excluding the impact of adjustments, incorrectly presented a $16.0 million income tax expense related to “(gain) loss on disposal of businesses, net”. This resulted in stating net income, excluding the impact of adjustments, for the period of $49.6 million and diluted Class A earnings per share, excluding adjustments, for the period of $0.85. The corrected net income, excluding the impact of adjustments, for the period is $65.5 million, and the corrected diluted Class A earnings per share, excluding adjustments, for the period is $1.13.
CORRECTION - Greif Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Compared to Estimates, Greif (GEF) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
The headline numbers for Greif (GEF) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended October 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Compared to Estimates, Greif (GEF) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Greif (GEF) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates
Greif (GEF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.85 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.08 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.56 per share a year ago.
Greif (GEF) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates
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