KeyBanc Starts Greif Inc. (GEF) at Hold; Europe Remains a Difficult Region

April 11, 2012 7:26 AM EDT Send to a Friend
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Price: $52.85 -1.93%

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KeyBanc initiates coverage on Greif Inc. (NYSE: GEF) with a Hold.

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 businesses). Greif faces a number of challenges: integrating the 20 acquisitions it made over the past two years; dealing with ongoing weakness in European economies; and trying to significantly grow its flexible industrial packaging business during the process."

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Shares of Greif Inc. closed at $53.33 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $40.77-$67.57.


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