59.95 USD
-1.16
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After hours
59.95
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-2.19%
1 month
-3.59%
3 months
-13.67%
6 months
-3.42%
Year to date
-0.91%
1 year
-3.80%
5 years
42.60%
10 years
41.16%
 

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 USA, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia and Other Americas.

Employees: 14,000

0
Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

165% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $8.75M | Put options by funds: $3.3M

21% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 87 | Existing positions reduced: 72

15% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 38 | Existing positions closed: 33

1.79% more ownership

Funds ownership: 85.43% [Q3] → 87.21% (+1.79%) [Q4]

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 244 [Q3] → 245 (+1) [Q4]

0% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.38B [Q3] → $1.38B (-$4.83M) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

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

Low target
$71
18%
upside
Avg. target
$73
22%
upside
High target
$75
25%
upside

3 analyst ratings

positive
33%
neutral
67%
negative
0%
B of A Securities
George Staphos
60% 1-year accuracy
12 / 20 met price target
22%upside
$73
Buy
Maintained
6 Jan 2025
Truist Securities
Michael Roxland
35% 1-year accuracy
17 / 48 met price target
18%upside
$71
Hold
Maintained
6 Jan 2025
Baird
Ghansham Panjabi
39% 1-year accuracy
11 / 28 met price target
25%upside
$75
Neutral
Maintained
6 Dec 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 3 articles about GEF published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Greif, Inc. Announces 2025 First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates
DELAWARE, Ohio, Jan. 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B), a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, announced today it will report the company's 2025 first quarter financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. A conference call will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss the quarter results.
Greif, Inc. Announces 2025 First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Dates
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
Greif Offers Long-Term Potential, Even With Recent Cash Flow Pain
Greif, Inc. remains a “buy” despite declining profits and cash flows, driven by strong revenue growth and strategic acquisitions in its Global Industrial Packaging segment. The company's Paper Packaging & Services segment also showed solid revenue growth, supported by higher containerboard prices and product mix changes. Management's long-term focus and ambitious growth plans, including a projected $1 billion EBITDA by 2027, make Greif a compelling investment opportunity.
Greif Offers Long-Term Potential, Even With Recent Cash Flow Pain
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
Greif Announces Strategic Actions
Greif announces it will cease production on the Number 1 Paperboard Machine (A1) in Austell, GA and close its containerboard and URB mill in Fitchburg, MA
Greif Announces Strategic Actions
Positive
MarketBeat
1 month ago
3 Stocks That Wall Street Insiders Can't Stop Buying
Insider activity is hot in names like Vestis NYSE: VSTS, OPKO Health NASDAQ: OPK, and Greif, Inc. NYSE: GEF, and investors should take notice. From board members to CEOs, CFOs, and other corporate officers, insiders are buying these stocks en masse, signaling a higher-than-average conviction in the share price outlook.
3 Stocks That Wall Street Insiders Can't Stop Buying
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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 months 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 months 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
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