Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for GPK

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Graphic Packaging in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.48. The consensus estimate for Graphic Packaging's current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graphic Packaging's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.05 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.35 EPS.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on GPK. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $26.00 target price (down from $30.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, UBS Group began coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $28.40.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

GPK opened at $21.76 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.61, a P/E/G ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.71. The company has a 50 day moving average of $22.24 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.73, a current ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.80. Graphic Packaging has a 52-week low of $20.86 and a 52-week high of $30.70.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.05). Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 23.68% and a net margin of 7.15%. The business had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.14 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.66 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Graphic Packaging announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, May 1st that permits the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization permits the industrial products company to buy up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, July 5th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, June 15th were paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.02%. Graphic Packaging's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.46%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 3.1% in the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 221,927 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,761,000 after buying an additional 6,623 shares during the last quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. State of Alaska Department of Revenue now owns 35,155 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $912,000 after acquiring an additional 935 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 194,467 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $5,282,000 after acquiring an additional 608 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 9.0% in the 4th quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 836,357 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $22,715,000 after acquiring an additional 68,956 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 32.0% in the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 70,831 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $1,924,000 after acquiring an additional 17,183 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

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.

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