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Greif (GEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$62.09
+0.94 (+1.54%)
(As of 08/21/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$60.97
$62.18
50-Day Range
$56.03
$66.69
52-Week Range
$55.95
$74.46
Volume
98,574 shs
Average Volume
166,800 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.93 billion
P/E Ratio
13.35
Dividend Yield
3.35%
Price Target
$80.00

Greif MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Moderate Buy
2.60 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
28.8% Upside
$80.00 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
2.33% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Moderate
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
0.56mentions of Greif in the last 14 days
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
15.96%
From $4.45 to $5.16 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.03 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

44th out of 163 stocks

Metal Barrels, Drums, & Pails Industry

1st out of 1 stocks

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About Greif Stock (NYSE:GEF)

Greif, Inc. engages in the production and sale of industrial packaging products and services worldwide. The company operates through Global Industrial Packaging; Paper Packaging & Services; and Land Management segments. The Global Industrial Packaging segment produces and sells industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid and flexible intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and various services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services to chemicals, paints and pigments, food and beverage, petroleum, industrial coatings, agriculture, pharmaceuticals, mineral product, and other industries. The Paper Packaging & Services segment produces and sells containerboards, corrugated sheets and containers, and other corrugated and specialty products to customers in the packaging, automotive, food, and building products markets; and produces and sells coated and uncoated recycled paperboard, and recycled fiber. This segment's corrugated container products are used to ship various products, such as home appliances, small machinery, grocery products, automotive components, books, and furniture, as well as various other applications. The Land Management segment engages in harvesting and regeneration of timber properties; and sale of timberland and special use properties. As of October 31, 2023, this segment owned approximately 175,000 acres of timber properties in the southeastern United States. The company was formerly known as Greif Bros. Corporation and changed its name to Greif, Inc. in 2001. Greif, Inc. was founded in 1877 and is headquartered in Delaware, Ohio.

GEF Stock Price History

GEF Stock News Headlines

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/05/2024
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/18/2024
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/18/2024
Dividend Payable
7/01/2024
Dividend Payable
7/01/2024
Today
8/22/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
8/28/2024
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Metal barrels, drums, & pails
Sub-Industry
Metal & Glass Containers
CUSIP
39762410
Employees
12,000
Year Founded
1877

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$80.00
High Stock Price Target
$94.00
Low Stock Price Target
$69.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+28.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.60
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$359.20 million
Pretax Margin
6.01%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.22 billion
Cash Flow
$12.01 per share
Book Value
$42.44 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
45,692,000
Market Cap
$2.93 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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GEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have GEF shares performed this year?

Greif's stock was trading at $65.59 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, GEF stock has decreased by 5.3% and is now trading at $62.09.
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How were Greif's earnings last quarter?

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, June, 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.82 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.05. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 4.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

What is Peter Watson's approval rating as Greif's CEO?

8 employees have rated Greif Chief Executive Officer Peter Watson on Glassdoor.com. Peter Watson has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Peter Watson in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Does Greif have any subsidiaries?

Greif subsidiaries include these companies: Caraustar Industries Inc., pack2pack Group N.V., Storsack Group, Hannells AS, Ennis Containers Inc., Petro-Summit Mechanical Co. Ltd., Delta Petroleum Company, and others.

Who are Greif's major shareholders?

Greif's top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (1.92%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.60%), William Blair Investment Management LLC (1.15%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.79%). Insiders that own company stock include Nicholas Joseph Petitti, Lawrence A Hilsheimer, Timothy Bergwall, Vicki L Avril-Groves, Mark A Emkes, Gary R Martz, Ole G Rosgaard, Patrick Gerard Mullaney, Anthony John Krabill, Tina R Schoner and Bala Sathyanarayanan.
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How do I buy shares of Greif?

Shares of GEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Greif own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Greif investors own include Bank of America (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), AbbVie (ABBV), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Fossil Group (FOSL) and Micron Technology (MU).

This page (NYSE:GEF) was last updated on 8/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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