EntryPoint Capital LLC Invests $285,000 in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Key Points

• EntryPoint Capital LLC purchased 10,987 shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company, valued at approximately $285,000, in the first quarter.
• Graphic Packaging recently reported a quarterly earnings per share of $0.42, exceeding analysts' expectations, and has set its FY 2025 guidance between $1.90 and $2.20 EPS.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share with a yield of 1.9%, along with a $1.50 billion share buyback program, indicating confidence in its stock's value.

EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 10,987 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $285,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 3.6% in the first quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,535 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $299,000 after acquiring an additional 402 shares during the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 69.9% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,065 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 4.1% in the first quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 11,770 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $306,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 6.4% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 8,480 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $220,000 after acquiring an additional 512 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthRock Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 1.9% in the first quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 30,986 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $808,000 after acquiring an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded Graphic Packaging from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. UBS Group assumed coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Finally, Bank of America lowered their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $31.00 to $28.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.38.

Insider Activity at Graphic Packaging

In other news, Director Philip R. Martens sold 7,015 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.80, for a total transaction of $152,927.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 26,811 shares of the company's stock, valued at $584,479.80. This trade represents a 20.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 1.41% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 1.5%

NYSE:GPK traded down $0.34 on Tuesday, reaching $22.39. 2,448,064 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,093,733. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 7.83 and a beta of 0.73. The company's 50 day moving average is $22.24 and its 200-day moving average is $23.79. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1-year low of $20.86 and a 1-year high of $30.70.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.13 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 21.13%. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.900-2.20 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, October 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.0%. Graphic Packaging's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.86%.

Graphic Packaging announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, May 1st that authorizes the company to buyback $1.50 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the industrial products company to buy up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and sells consumer packaging products to brands in food, beverage, foodservice, household, and other consumer products. It operates through three segments: Paperboard Manufacturing, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging.