Barrington Research Maintains Greif Market Perform

Barrington Research maintained its Greif (NYSE:

) Market Perform rating in a research report published today. In the report, Barrington Research states, "We believe GEF has potential for accelerated earnings growth in 2013 due to the Saudi Arabia joint venture. However, near term we are concerned about the macroeconomic environment, and the EBIT declines in the Rigid Industrial segment." Shares of Greif were trading at $54.87 at the time of posting, down 1.47% from Monday's market close.