Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Estimate for GPK Earnings

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the industrial products company will earn $0.44 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday. BNP Paribas Exane downgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from an "outperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $26.00 target price (down from $30.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $26.88.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

GPK traded down $0.18 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $22.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,084,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,610,145. The company has a market cap of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.94, a PEG ratio of 4.08 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.15 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $24.83. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $20.86 and a 1 year high of $30.70. 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 (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $2.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.14 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 23.68% and a net margin of 7.15%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.66 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graphic Packaging

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 69.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,065 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging during the 1st quarter worth approximately $28,000. Picton Mahoney Asset Management boosted its position in Graphic Packaging by 55.4% in the 4th quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,105 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 394 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 92.7% during the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,432 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares during the period. Finally, Mizuho Bank Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging in the fourth quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Graphic Packaging declared that its board has approved a stock buyback 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 repurchase up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, July 5th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, June 15th were paid a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.96%. Graphic Packaging's payout ratio is presently 21.46%.

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.