Big Money Sentiment decreased to 1.13 in 2018 Q4. It has change of 0.16, from 2018Q3’s 1.29. The ratio worsened due to Greif, Inc. positioning: 29 sold and 46 reduced. 31 funds amassed holdings and 54 increased holdings. Investors holded 22.64 million in 2018Q3 but now own 22.59 million shares or 0.21% less.
Bnp Paribas Arbitrage reported 1,150 shs. Ls Inv Advsr Ltd Co reported 1,470 shs. Minnesota-based Us Bank & Trust De has invested 0% in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF). Moreover, Employees Retirement Association Of Colorado has 0% invested in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) for 5,591 shs. First Mercantile Tru Company reported 0.05% in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF). Meeder Asset Management, a Ohio-based fund reported 10,531 shs. Ameriprise Financial Incorporated owns 159,468 shs or 0% of their US capital. The Pennsylvania-based Glenmede Na has invested 0% in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF). Marshall Wace Limited Liability Partnership holds 0.15% in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) or 400,731 shs. Pictet Asset Mgmt holds 0.04% of its capital in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) for 436,893 shs. Dimensional Fund Limited Partnership has 1.76 million shs for 0.03% of their capital. Great West Life Assurance Can invested in 0% or 16,678 shs. Morgan Stanley reported 0% of its capital in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF). Laurion Cap Limited Partnership owns 8,392 shs. Raymond James Associates has invested 0% in Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF).

Greif, Inc. had 1 sale and 6 insider purchases since November 6, 2018. This’s net activity of $640,591. Ragan Virginia D. sold $294,519 worth of stock. On Friday, December 28 a trade for 4,600 shs valued at $200,903 was made by Hilsheimer Lawrence A.. On Thursday, December 27 WATSON PETER G also bought $332,600 worth of Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF). KUMAR HARI K also bought $174,954 worth of Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) on Wednesday, January 9. Shares for $108,330 were bought by Rosgaard Ole G. MCNAMARA JOHN W bought 1,900 shs worth $98,173.

$0.44 dividend is going to be distributed by Greif Inc (NYSE:GEF) on Apr 1, 2019, according to Faxor. The dividend has Mar 15, 2019 ex-date. Based on Greif Inc’s price of $40.59, the dividend is 1.08 %. The announcement and record dates are: Feb 26, 2019 and Mar 18, 2019. GEF is reaching $40.59 during the last trading session, after increased 1.65%.Greif, Inc. has volume of 289,430 shares. Since March 14, 2018 GEF has declined 17.22% and is downtrending. GEF underperformed by 21.59% the S&P500.

Greif, Inc. produces and sells industrial packaging products.The firm is valued at $2.04 billion. It operates in five divisions: Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services; Paper Packaging & Services; Flexible Products & Services; and Land Management.The P/E ratio is 10.67. The Rigid Industrial Packaging & Services segment offers rigid industrial packaging products, including steel, fiber, and plastic drums; rigid intermediate bulk containers; closure systems for industrial packaging products; transit protection products; water bottles, and remanufactured and reconditioned industrial containers; and services, such as container life cycle management, filling, logistics, warehousing, and other packaging services.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) Ratings Coverage

Total analysts of 6 have positions in Greif (NYSE:GEF) as follows: 2 rated it a “Buy”, 3 with “Sell” and 1 with “Hold”. The positive are 33%. The firm has $73 highest while $31 is the lowest target price. The average target $44 is 8.40% above the last ($40.59) price. Since December 7, 2018 according to StockzIntelligence Inc Greif has 8 analyst reports. On Friday, December 21 Wells Fargo downgraded the shares of GEF in report to “Market Perform” rating. On Thursday, March 7 the rating was maintained by Bank of America with “Sell”. The company rating was downgraded by BMO Capital Markets on Friday, December 21. On Friday, December 21 the firm earned “Outperform” rating by Robert W. Baird. In Friday, December 7 report Wells Fargo maintained the stock with “Outperform” rating. On Wednesday, March 6 Sidoti maintained Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) rating. Sidoti has “Buy” rating and $73 target. On Thursday, February 28 the rating was maintained by KeyBanc Capital Markets with “Sell”. In Friday, December 21 report KeyBanc Capital Markets maintained it with “Underweight” rating and $31 target.

For more Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) news brought out recently go to: Benzinga.com, Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com, Seekingalpha.com or Prnewswire.com. The titles are as follows: “Earnings Scheduled For February 27, 2019 – Benzinga” brought out on February 27, 2019, “Greif, Inc. 2018 Q4 – Results – Earnings Call Slides – Seeking Alpha” on December 06, 2018, “Greif: Insiders Are Loading Up On This Stock. Should You Join Them? – Seeking Alpha” with a publish date: January 16, 2019, “Greif: Voting Vs. Non-Voting Relative Value Arbitrage – Seeking Alpha” and the last “Genuine Parts Company Announces Automotive Acquisition in Europe… – PRNewswire” with publication date: March 05, 2019.