How to buy Greif Bros Corporation stock (GEF)

Greif Bros Corporation is a packaging & containers business based in the US. Greif Bros Corporation shares (GEF) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $60.32 – a decrease of 9.44% over the previous week. Greif Bros Corporation employs 12,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $5.3 billion.

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Greif Bros Corporation stock price (NYSE: GEF)

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Greif Bros Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$60.32
52-week range	$55.01 - $72.57
50-day moving average more info button	$66.41
200-day moving average more info button	$63.51
Wall St. target price	$79.17
PE ratio more info button	13.5841
Dividend yield more info button	$0 (3.09%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$4.52

Is it a good time to buy Greif Bros Corporation stock?

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Greif Bros Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $60.32 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-9.44%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-15.40%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-4.15%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-1.49%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-8.73%
2 years (2022-12-22)	-3.46%
3 years (2021-12-22)	15.98%
5 years (2019-12-20)	60.55%

Is Greif Bros Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Greif Bros Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Greif Bros Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Greif Bros Corporation's P/E ratio

Greif Bros Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 14x. In other words, Greif Bros Corporation shares trade at around 14x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Greif Bros Corporation's PEG ratio

Greif Bros Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.25. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Greif Bros Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Greif Bros Corporation's EBITDA

Greif Bros Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $707.5 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Greif Bros Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Greif Bros Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$5.3 billion
Operating margin TTM	8.86%
Gross profit TTM	$1.1 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.45%
Return on equity TTM	13.73%
Profit margin	4.99%
Book value	$43.60
Market Capitalization more info button	$3.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Greif Bros Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 53.4% of net profits

Recently Greif Bros Corporation has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Greif Bros Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Greif Bros Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0 per share.

Greif Bros Corporation's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Greif Bros Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 31 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 15 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Greif Bros Corporation's shares ever split?

Greif Bros Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 11 April 2007 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Greif Bros Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Greif Bros Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Greif Bros Corporation's share price.

Greif Bros Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Greif Bros Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $55.0061 up to $72.5669. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Greif Bros Corporation's is 0.925. This would suggest that Greif Bros Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Greif Bros Corporation overview

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.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Greif Bros Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.903% of Greif Bros Corporation shares are held by insiders and 86.844% by institutions. How many people work for Greif Bros Corporation?
Latest data suggests 12,000 work at Greif Bros Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Greif Bros Corporation?
Greif Bros Corporation's fiscal year ends in October. Where is Greif Bros Corporation based?
Greif Bros Corporation's address is: 425 Winter Road, Delaware, OH, United States, 43015 What is Greif Bros Corporation's ISIN number?
Greif Bros Corporation's international securities identification number is: US3976241071 What is Greif Bros Corporation's CUSIP number?
Greif Bros Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 397624107