Greif, Inc. Corporation (GEF-B) Stock Analysis
Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
Sell if holding. Engine flags exit at $87.23. Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Greif produces industrial packaging products and services — steel, fibre and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems, and reconditioned containers — along with containerboard, corrugated containers, and paper products across 35+ countries in three... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine flags exit at $87.23. Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, news events none recent, earnings proximity 43d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-17Recent Developments — Greif, Inc. Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS Greif Bros. (NYSE:GEF.B) Releases Earnings Results - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Earnings Flash (GEF) Greif, Inc. Reports Q2 Revenue $1.07B, vs. FactSet Est of $1.10B - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com negative
- NEWS Greif earnings up next: Can cost optimization offset demand headwinds? By Investing.com - Investing.com South Africa — Investing.com South Africa negative
- NEWS Greif earnings up next: Can cost optimization offset demand headwinds? By Investing.com - Investing.com India — Investing.com India neutral
- NEWS Greif earnings up next: Can cost optimization offset demand headwinds? - Investing.com — Investing.com neutral
Generated 2026-06-17T09:12:23Z.
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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'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-05-14Item 1.01LOWGreif entered Fourth Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement on May 11, 2026, providing a $200M receivables financing facility with PNC Bank as agent, replacing the prior $275M Existing TAA. No adverse event or default cited.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-14Item 1.02MEDIUMPrior $275M Receivables Facility (Existing TAA) replaced in its entirety by the Fourth Amended TAA effective May 11, 2026. No default or material adverse change cited; facility replaced via amendment rather than outright termination.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-14Item 2.03LOWGreif created direct financial obligations under the $200M Fourth Amended TAA receivables facility effective May 11, 2026. Obligation arises from the same transaction as Items 1.01 and 1.02. No default cited.SEC filing →
- 2026-05-14Item 2.04LOWTriggering event provisions disclosed in connection with the Fourth Amended TAA receivables facility (May 11, 2026). No default or acceleration event occurred; routine disclosure tied to the amended facility.SEC filing →
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.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. Engine flags exit at $87.23. Consecutive earnings misses (2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $80.42. Score 5.8/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $85.91 (-0.5% upside). Prior stop was $80.42. Stop-loss: $80.42.
Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Greif, Inc. Corporation trades at a P/E of 23.6 (forward 12.2). TrendMatrix value score: 8.5/10. Verdict: Sell.
10 analysts cover GEF-B with a consensus score of 3.6/5.
What does Greif, Inc. Corporation do?Greif produces industrial packaging products and services — steel, fibre and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk...
Greif produces industrial packaging products and services — steel, fibre and plastic drums, rigid intermediate bulk containers, closure systems, and reconditioned containers — along with containerboard, corrugated containers, and paper products across 35+ countries in three segments. Customers span chemicals, food, automotive, and building products industries; no single customer is considered principal to total operations.