Squarepoint Ops LLC Has $43.93 Million Position in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Key Points

• Squarepoint Ops increased its Graphic Packaging stake by 20.3% to 4.16 million shares, valued at approximately $43.9 million. Institutional investors collectively own 99.67% of the company.
• Graphic Packaging reported quarterly EPS of $0.14, exceeding estimates of $0.12, while revenue reached $2.19 billion but declined 0.7% year over year. The company maintained 2026 EPS guidance of $0.65–$0.90.
• The stock traded at $9.89, near its 52-week low, and analysts assigned an average “Reduce” rating with an $11.14 price target. Graphic Packaging also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.11 per share, representing a 4.4% annualized yield.

Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) by 20.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 4,155,774 shares of the industrial products company's stock after acquiring an additional 701,762 shares during the quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC owned approximately 1.40% of Graphic Packaging worth $43,927,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Eminence Capital LP increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $192,948,000 after buying an additional 5,163,806 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 51.7% in 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 acquiring an additional 2,111,157 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,913,194 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $38,897,000 after acquiring an additional 538,810 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Graphic Packaging during the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,031,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 207.5% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 143,952 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 97,134 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Graphic Packaging Stock Down 5.1%

NYSE GPK opened at $9.89 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.09 and a 200-day moving average of $10.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 0.65. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 52 week low of $8.78 and a 52 week high of $21.24. 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 (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 2.25%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.72 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

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 given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. Graphic Packaging's dividend payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on GPK. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $11.70 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $12.00 price target on the stock. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. 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 MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging presently has an average rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $11.14.

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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