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Greif (GEF) Stock Moves -1.02%: What You Should Know
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Greif (GEF - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $70.74, moving -1.02% from the previous trading session. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.14%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.91%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.28%.
Heading into today, shares of the industrial packaging company had gained 4.47% over the past month, lagging the Industrial Products sector's gain of 11.24% and the S&P 500's gain of 7.62% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Greif as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 31, 2022. On that day, Greif is projected to report earnings of $1.98 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 2.59%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.63 billion, up 9.4% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.66 per share and revenue of $6.53 billion, which would represent changes of +36.79% and +17.49%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Greif. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Greif currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at its valuation, Greif is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 9.34. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 12.86, which means Greif is trading at a discount to the group.
Investors should also note that GEF has a PEG ratio of 0.93 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Containers - Paper and Packaging was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.09 at yesterday's closing price.
The Containers - Paper and Packaging industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 81, putting it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.
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Greif (GEF) Stock Moves -1.02%: What You Should Know
Greif (GEF - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $70.74, moving -1.02% from the previous trading session. This move was narrower than the S&P 500's daily loss of 2.14%. At the same time, the Dow lost 1.91%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.28%.
Heading into today, shares of the industrial packaging company had gained 4.47% over the past month, lagging the Industrial Products sector's gain of 11.24% and the S&P 500's gain of 7.62% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from Greif as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be August 31, 2022. On that day, Greif is projected to report earnings of $1.98 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 2.59%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $1.63 billion, up 9.4% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, our Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $7.66 per share and revenue of $6.53 billion, which would represent changes of +36.79% and +17.49%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Greif. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
Based on our research, we believe these estimate revisions are directly related to near-team stock moves. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate remained stagnant within the past month. Greif currently has a Zacks Rank of #2 (Buy).
Looking at its valuation, Greif is holding a Forward P/E ratio of 9.34. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 12.86, which means Greif is trading at a discount to the group.
Investors should also note that GEF has a PEG ratio of 0.93 right now. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Containers - Paper and Packaging was holding an average PEG ratio of 2.09 at yesterday's closing price.
The Containers - Paper and Packaging industry is part of the Industrial Products sector. This group has a Zacks Industry Rank of 81, putting it in the top 33% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
You can find more information on all of these metrics, and much more, on Zacks.com.