Greif media headlines

DailyFinance - May 2, 2012 By Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool It takes money to make money. Most investors know that, but with business media so focused on the "how much," very few investors bother to ask, "How fast?

StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Apr 11, 2012 Analyst, Adam J. Josephson, said, "We are initiating coverage of Greif with a HOLD rating given our below consensus estimates in 2H12 and FY13 owing to continued difficult market conditions (specifically in its rigid and flexible industrial packaging ...

Forbes - Mar 29, 2012 Don Cleven: We are risk/reward value investors with a quality bias. While most investors spend the bulk of their energy determining a stock's upside potential, we spend just as much time trying to determine a stock's downside risk.

By Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool Posted 10:12AM 03/14/12 Investing There's no foolproof way to know the future for Greif (NYS: GEF) or any other company.

Seeking Alpha - Mar 8, 2012 By Mark Bern, CPA CFA Greif (GEF) is a world leader in industrial packaging. The company has been hit, along with the rest of the industry, with higher labor and input costs, and softer demand (especially in Europe).

DailyFinance - Mar 7, 2012 By Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool Posted 9:27AM 03/07/12 Investing Greif (NYS: GEF) reported earnings on Mar. 2. Here are the numbers you need to know.

By Alexandra Zendrian 03/05/12 - 07:13 AM EST NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of the following stocks received upgrades to buy from TheStreet Ratings last week: Goldman Sachs(GS), Northern Trust(NTRS), Greif(GEF), Select Medical Holdings(SEM), ...

By David Johnson JP Morgan raises its price target on Greif (NYSE: GEF) to OVerweight from Neutral on recent improvement in macro indicators.

Seeking Alpha - Mar 4, 2012 Last week, we saw a large number of dividend paying stocks get downgraded. Despite the negative outlook from analysts, a few high quality dividend payers managed to see new upgrades applied to their stocks.

Barrington Research Upgrades Greif Inc. (GEF) to Outperform; Positive on ... StreetInsider.com (subscription) - Mar 2, 2012 Barrington Research upgraded Greif Inc. (NYSE: GEF)from Market Perform to Outperform, price target of $65.00. Barrington analyst said, "We are increasing our rating following the Q1/12 earnings release due to our expectation that 2013 should be a ... UPDATE: Barrington Research Upgrades Greif to Outperform - Benzinga

Benzinga - Mar 2, 2012 By David Johnson Deutsche Bank lowers its rating on Greif (NYSE: GEF) to Hold from Buy on near-term caution. Price target of $52 is reiterated.

Columbus Business First - Mar 1, 2012 A sales improvement of more than 5 percent was not enough to help Greif Inc. boost its fiscal first quarter bottom line, which was hurt by rising costs.

Reuters Key Development - Mar 1, 2012

Reuters - Feb 27, 2012 DELAWARE, Ohio (Feb. 27, 2012) - The Board of Directors of Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) today declared quarterly cash dividends of $0.42 per share of Class A Common Stock and $0.63 per share of Class B Common Stock.

DELAWARE, Ohio (Feb. 17, 2012) - Greif, Inc. (NYSE: GEF, GEF.B) today announced plans to release first quarter 2012 results after the market closes Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012.