Use Greif to protect against small markets fluctuations. The stock experiences normal downward trend and little activity
1 Month Beta ..........
1.26
As market goes up, the company is expected to significantly outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Greif will likely underperform.
Peter Watson Vice President and Division President - Paper Packaging & Services
Greif Price and Market Media
The median price of Greif for the period between Thu, Apr 26, 2012 and Sat, May 26, 2012 is 51.15 with a coefficient of variation of 7.58. The daily time series for the period is distributed with a sample standard deviation of 3.75, arithmetic mean of 49.44, and mean deviation of 3.38. The Stock received some media coverage during the period.
Greif Inc. [GEF] is traded on American Stock Exchange in USA. It is located in Greif, Inc.Delaware, OH and employs 15,660 people. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with total capitalization of 2.1 B. Greif Inc. runs under Consumer Goods sector within Packaging and Containers industry. This company has 47.24 M outstanding shares of which 1.24 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 8.4 days to cover shorted positions.
Greif Liquidity
GREIF INC CL A has about 104 M in cash with 247.74 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 2.2.
The company has 1.56 B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 1.12 which is OK given its current industry classification. Greif Inc. has Current Ratio of 1.59 which is typical for the industry and considered as normal.