GEF EVP Gary Martz buys 5,000 shares at $65.69 avg; cluster pattern with 2 other insiders in 14 days
Gary Martz, EVP & General Counsel, executed 2 separate purchases totaling 5,000 shares for $328,430.58 on 2025-11-12 at a blended average price of $65.69. The filing shows a cluster buy pattern with 2 other insiders also purchasing within the past 14 days. The current stock price of $61.06 is 15.4% below the 52-week high of $72.15, suggesting the purchases occurred above the current level. Cross-ticker track record shows Martz's prior 5 buys averaged -8.2% returns over 30 days and -17.0% over 90 days, with a 0% win rate, indicating a historical pattern of purchases that subsequently declined. Fundamentals show GEF generated $1.1B in latest quarterly revenue with $64.0M net income and 4.4% annual revenue growth, establishing a stable but modest-growth profile.
EVP & General Counsel Gary Martz sold 29,000 shares of Greif at $68.90 for $2.0M, retaining 68.2K shares.
Gary Martz, EVP & General Counsel, sold 29,000 shares (29.8% of his pre-transaction holdings) at $68.90 on July 8, 2025, leaving him with 68.2K shares. The $2.0M transaction occurred when the stock was near its 52-week high of $72.15, trading 5.9% below that peak and 33.4% above its 90-day starting point. Martz's cross-ticker track record shows his 1 prior sale was well-timed with a 100.00% well-timed rate, though with limited historical data points to establish pattern significance. Greif's fundamentals show $1.4B quarterly revenue and $47.3M net income with 4.4% annual growth, providing moderate business stability. The transaction itself represents a routine open-market disposal with no associated events suggesting urgency or structural concerns.
