Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Graphic Packaging in a report released on Wednesday, August 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.59. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS.
Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.13 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 21.13% and a net margin of 6.18%. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.900-2.20 EPS.
Several other equities analysts have also commented on GPK. UBS Group initiated coverage on Graphic Packaging in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $24.00 target price for the company. Truist Financial lowered their target price on Graphic Packaging from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $26.00 price objective (down from $30.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, July 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $26.38.
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Graphic Packaging Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE:GPK traded up $0.5050 during trading on Monday, hitting $23.3950. 972,821 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,074,458. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.22, a PEG ratio of 7.67 and a beta of 0.73. The business's fifty day moving average is $22.18 and its 200-day moving average is $23.88. Graphic Packaging has a one year low of $20.86 and a one year high of $30.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graphic Packaging
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,655,111 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $795,807,000 after acquiring an additional 929,764 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 19.1% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 22,022,347 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $464,011,000 after acquiring an additional 3,533,846 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 7.7% during the 2nd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 17,636,296 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $385,353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,264,922 shares during the last quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 5.7% during the 4th quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 14,600,941 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $396,562,000 after purchasing an additional 788,066 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in Graphic Packaging by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,570,040 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $243,781,000 after purchasing an additional 1,218,848 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.
Insider Activity at Graphic Packaging
In other news, Director Philip R. Martens sold 7,015 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, August 4th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $584,479.80. This represents a 20.74% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.41% of the company's stock.
Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.86%.
Graphic Packaging announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st that allows the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization allows the industrial products company to buy up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
About Graphic Packaging
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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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