Greif Inc. (GEF) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Sell if holding. At $62.87, A.R:R 0.9:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.3).
Greif is a global industrial packaging producer with operations in 35+ countries across three segments: Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging & Services, and Land Management. Revenue spans chemicals, food, petroleum, automotive, and other industries, with no single... Read more
Sell if holding. At $62.87, A.R:R 0.9:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.3). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 71d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Greif Inc.
Latest news
- Greif Commits to Science Based Targets Initiative and Releases 17th Annual Sustainability Report - GlobeNewswire — GlobeNewswire neutral
- Greif (NYSE:GEF) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Earnings Flash (GEF) Greif, Inc. Posts Q2 Adjusted EPS $1.10 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $1.07 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- Greif (GEF) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript - The Motley Fool — The Motley Fool neutral
- Greif (GEF) Q1 2026 Earnings Transcript - The Globe and Mail — The Globe and Mail neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- MEDIUMGeographicnon-U.S. operations37%10-K Item 1A: 'approximately 37% of our fiscal 2024 sales derived from non-U.S. operations'
- LOWGeographicRussia3.0%10-K Item 1A: 'our operations in Russia accounted for approximately 3% of our net sales, approximately 9% of our operating profit and approximately 2% of our total assets'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-03-05Item 1.02MEDIUMGreif terminated its Prior Credit Agreement on February 27, 2026, replaced in its entirety by a new Third Amended and Restated senior secured credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank providing $800M revolving and $100M term loan facilities maturing February 27, 2031.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static
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Frequently Asked Questions
Sell if holding. At $62.87, A.R:R 0.9:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.3). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $60.36. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $66.29 (+5.4% upside). Prior stop was $60.36. Stop-loss: $60.36.
Thin upside margin: 5.4%; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.3); Sector modifier (Consumer Cyclical): -1.5.
Greif Inc. trades at a P/E of 26.0 (forward 14.0). TrendMatrix value score: 7.8/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover GEF with a consensus score of 3.6/5. Average price target: $76.
What does Greif Inc. do?Greif is a global industrial packaging producer with operations in 35+ countries across three segments: Global...
Greif is a global industrial packaging producer with operations in 35+ countries across three segments: Global Industrial Packaging, Paper Packaging & Services, and Land Management. Revenue spans chemicals, food, petroleum, automotive, and other industries, with no single customer considered principal to total operations.