Wells Fargo Adjusts Greif (GEF) Price Target Citing Macro Challenges | GEF Stock News

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Jun 03, 2025
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Wells Fargo has revised its price target for Greif (GEF, Financial), reducing it from $75 to $67, while maintaining an Overweight rating on the company's stock. The financial institution anticipates that Greif’s second-quarter performance will be influenced by challenging macroeconomic conditions, especially within industrial sectors.

Looking towards 2026, Wells Fargo projects that a more favorable foreign exchange environment and increases in URB pricing will help counteract the negative impacts of reduced demand and lower containerboard prices on Greif's profits.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast

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Based on the one-year price targets offered by 5 analysts, the average target price for Greif Inc (GEF, Financial) is $69.80 with a high estimate of $93.00 and a low estimate of $56.00. The average target implies an upside of 27.28% from the current price of $54.84. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Greif Inc (GEF) Forecast page.

Based on the consensus recommendation from 6 brokerage firms, Greif Inc's (GEF, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.2, indicating "Outperform" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.

Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Greif Inc (GEF, Financial) in one year is $76.95, suggesting a upside of 40.32% from the current price of $54.84. GF Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value that the stock should be traded at. It is calculated based on the historical multiples the stock has traded at previously, as well as past business growth and the future estimates of the business' performance. More detailed data can be found on the Greif Inc (GEF) Summary page.

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