Greif, Inc. logo GEF - Greif, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 3
HOLD 6
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $75.67 DETAILS
HIGH: $78.00
LOW: $74.00
MEDIAN: $75.00
CONSENSUS: $75.67
DOWNSIDE: 0.85%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Cyclical & Capital-Intensive 80% confidence

Primary model: Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple

Valuation Signal Overvalued Moderate
Trading 37.7% above fair value
Current Price $76.32
Bear Case $34.11 55.3% downside ($34.11 - $76.32) / $76.32 = -55.3% $7.75 × 7x + net cash
Fair Value $55.44 27.4% downside ($55.44 - $76.32) / $76.32 = -27.4% $7.75 × 10x + net cash
Bull Case $76.75 0.6% upside ($76.75 - $76.32) / $76.32 = 0.6% $7.75 × 12x + net cash

Adjust Assumptions

9.5x
7.75$

Key Value Driver

Through-cycle normalized EPS ($7.75)

Implied Market Multiple 9.8x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses Normalized Earnings × Cycle Multiple. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $75.67 from 13 analysts, using a 20% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $55.44 per share.

Warnings

This company has a built-in lending arm whose debt is mixed in with the main business. We capped the debt adjustment to avoid overstating what the core business owes.
Recent profits ($15.00/share) are 94% above the mid-cycle average ($7.75). Buying based on peak profits is the most common mistake with boom-and-bust businesses.
Price-to-book value of 9.3x is above the normal range for this type of business (0.7x-2.0x). The stock may already price in a strong cycle.
Wall Street's average price target is $75.67 (from 13 analysts). Our estimate is 33% below the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • Standard 10-year DCF produces unreliable terminal values for cyclicals
  • 'Cheap' P/E at cycle peak is the most common value trap — normalize first
  • Captive finance subsidiaries have different risk profiles from manufacturing