Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, provides paper-based packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies. It operates through three segments: Paperboard Mills, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging. The company offers coated unbleached kraft (CUK), coated recycled paperboard (CRB), and solid bleached sulfate paperboard (SBS) to various paperboard packaging converters and brokers; and paperboard packaging folding cartons and cups, lids, and food containers primarily to consumer packaged goods, quick-service restaurants, and foodservice companies.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Paperboard containers & boxes
Sub-IndustryPaper Packaging
SectorIndustrial Products
Phone770-240-7200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$6.02 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees18,000
Next Earnings Date2/4/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Graphic Packaging's stock symbol?
Graphic Packaging trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GPK."
How often does Graphic Packaging pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Graphic Packaging?
Graphic Packaging declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Sunday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.075 per share on Sunday, January 5th. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.80%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 12th. View Graphic Packaging's Dividend History.
How were Graphic Packaging's earnings last quarter?
Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $0.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.01. The industrial products company earned $1.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.57 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 12.72% and a net margin of 3.60%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. View Graphic Packaging's Earnings History.
When is Graphic Packaging's next earnings date?
What guidance has Graphic Packaging issued on next quarter's earnings?
Graphic Packaging issued an update on its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Thursday, September, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.2 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.2 billion.
What price target have analysts set for GPK?
6 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Graphic Packaging's stock. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $17.00. On average, they expect Graphic Packaging's share price to reach $15.67 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for Graphic Packaging.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Graphic Packaging?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Graphic Packaging in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Graphic Packaging.
What are Wall Street analysts saying about Graphic Packaging stock?
Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Graphic Packaging stock:
- 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION, headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. Graphic Packaging's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world. " (8/15/2019)
- 2. KeyCorp analysts commented, "We are raising our 2019 adjusted EBITDA estimate from $985 million to $1.025 billion (above reiterated guidance of $995 million-$1.015 billion for the reason mentioned earlier) and our 2020 estimate from $975 million to $1.015 billion (below consensus of $1.046 billion). Risks to our higher estimates are the aforementioned softening SBS market (GPK’s SBS backlogs have declined in each of the past two quarters, and SBS folding carton prices recently fell) and a resurgence of commodity cost inflation (witness the recent surge in oil prices)." (4/24/2019)
Has Graphic Packaging been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about GPK stock have been trending somewhat negative on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Graphic Packaging earned a media sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Graphic Packaging.
Are investors shorting Graphic Packaging?
Graphic Packaging saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,820,000 shares, a drop of 8.4% from the October 31st total of 15,080,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,680,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.8 days. Currently, 4.8% of the company's stock are sold short. View Graphic Packaging's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Graphic Packaging's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Graphic Packaging own?
Who are Graphic Packaging's key executives?
Graphic Packaging's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Michael P. Doss, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 53)
- Mr. Stephen R. Scherger, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 55)
- Ms. Lauren S. Tashma, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 53)
- Mr. Joseph P. Yost, Exec. VP & Pres of Americas (Age 52)
- Ms. Deborah R. Frank, Sr. VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 59)
Who are Graphic Packaging's major shareholders?
Graphic Packaging's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Boston Partners (9.43%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.81%), Maverick Capital Ltd. (3.22%), State Street Corp (1.32%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (0.56%) and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.40%). Company insiders that own Graphic Packaging stock include Alan R Nichols, Joseph P Yost, Larry M Venturelli and Robert Hagemann. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Graphic Packaging.
Which institutional investors are selling Graphic Packaging stock?
GPK stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Boston Partners, Icon Advisers Inc. Co., Pwmco LLC, Alberta Investment Management Corp, AMI Asset Management Corp, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC and State Street Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Graphic Packaging.
Which institutional investors are buying Graphic Packaging stock?
GPK stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Maverick Capital Ltd., York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Coronation Fund Managers Ltd., Millennium Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. Company insiders that have bought Graphic Packaging stock in the last two years include Larry M Venturelli and Robert Hagemann. View Insider Buying and Selling for Graphic Packaging.
How do I buy shares of Graphic Packaging?
Shares of GPK can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Graphic Packaging's stock price today?
One share of GPK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.69.
How big of a company is Graphic Packaging?
Graphic Packaging has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion and generates $6.02 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $221.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis. Graphic Packaging employs 18,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Graphic Packaging.
What is Graphic Packaging's official website?
How can I contact Graphic Packaging?
Graphic Packaging's mailing address is 1500 Riveredge Parkway Suite 100, Atlanta GA, 30328. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 770-240-7200 or via email at [email protected]
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