Ieq Capital LLC Makes New $5.64 Million Investment in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Key Points

• Ieq Capital LLC acquired 534,016 shares of Graphic Packaging, valued at approximately $5.64 million, representing about 0.18% of the company. Institutional investors collectively own 99.67% of GPK’s stock.
• Analysts remain cautious: nine rate GPK a “Hold” and three rate it a “Sell,” resulting in an average “Reduce” rating and an average price target of $11.14.
• Graphic Packaging exceeded quarterly earnings expectations with $0.14 EPS versus $0.12 expected, while revenue reached $2.19 billion. The company also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, implying a 3.7% annualized yield.

Ieq Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 534,016 shares of the industrial products company's stock, valued at approximately $5,645,000. Ieq Capital LLC owned about 0.18% of Graphic Packaging at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Callan Family Office LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging in the second quarter worth $205,000. Allworth Financial LP acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging in the second quarter valued at $446,000. LM Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in Graphic Packaging during the 2nd quarter valued at $8,276,310,000. PCM Encore LLC acquired a new position in Graphic Packaging during the 2nd quarter worth $139,000. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging in the 2nd quarter worth about $302,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on GPK. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America started coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $12.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average target price of $11.14.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:GPK opened at $11.96 on Monday. The company's fifty day moving average is $11.02 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.38. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1-year low of $8.78 and a 1-year high of $23.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.12 and a beta of 0.66.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.7%. Graphic Packaging's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.67%.

About Graphic Packaging

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.

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