Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Analysts

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) has earned an average rating of “Reduce” from the twelve analysts that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and nine have assigned a hold rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $11.1444.

A number of research firms have recently commented on GPK. Raymond James Financial cut Graphic Packaging from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research upgraded Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Bank of America initiated coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th.

Institutional Trading of Graphic Packaging

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Skylands Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 60.3% during the fourth quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 384,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,797,000 after purchasing an additional 144,850 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP increased its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 67.5% in the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after buying an additional 5,163,806 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 123.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,026,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $135,934,000 after buying an additional 4,992,179 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 279.3% in the 4th quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 132,763 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,999,000 after buying an additional 97,763 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC boosted its position in Graphic Packaging by 51.7% during the 4th quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 6,195,333 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $93,302,000 after buying an additional 2,111,157 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GPK opened at $11.40 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.27 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.60. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $8.78 and a 1 year high of $23.47.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 2.25% and a return on equity of 9.95%. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Graphic Packaging will post 0.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains.