Graphic Packaging (GPK) Competitors $25.33 +0.16 (+0.64%) As of 04/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GPK vs. PKG, SON, SEE, UFPT, SW, IR, DOV, TS, HUBB, and TRMBShould you be buying Graphic Packaging stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graphic Packaging include Packaging Co. of America (PKG), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Smurfit Westrock (SW), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Dover (DOV), Tenaris (TS), Hubbell (HUBB), and Trimble (TRMB). Graphic Packaging vs. Packaging Co. of America Sonoco Products Sealed Air UFP Technologies Smurfit Westrock Ingersoll Rand Dover Tenaris Hubbell Trimble Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) and Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Do analysts rate PKG or GPK? Packaging Co. of America presently has a consensus price target of $231.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.44%. Graphic Packaging has a consensus price target of $30.89, indicating a potential upside of 21.93%. Given Packaging Co. of America's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Packaging Co. of America is more favorable than Graphic Packaging.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Packaging Co. of America 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Graphic Packaging 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PKG or GPK? Packaging Co. of America received 22 more outperform votes than Graphic Packaging when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.86% of users gave Graphic Packaging an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Packaging Co. of America an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPackaging Co. of AmericaOutperform Votes53859.38% Underperform Votes36840.62% Graphic PackagingOutperform Votes51663.86% Underperform Votes29236.14% Is PKG or GPK a better dividend stock? Packaging Co. of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Graphic Packaging pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Packaging Co. of America pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graphic Packaging pays out 20.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Which has more volatility & risk, PKG or GPK? Packaging Co. of America has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graphic Packaging has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PKG or GPK more profitable? Packaging Co. of America has a net margin of 9.60% compared to Graphic Packaging's net margin of 7.47%. Graphic Packaging's return on equity of 25.96% beat Packaging Co. of America's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Packaging Co. of America9.60% 19.67% 9.19% Graphic Packaging 7.47%25.96%6.81% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PKG or GPK? 89.8% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Packaging Co. of America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Graphic Packaging shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PKG or GPK? In the previous week, Packaging Co. of America had 8 more articles in the media than Graphic Packaging. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Packaging Co. of America and 24 mentions for Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Packaging Co. of America's score of 0.92 indicating that Graphic Packaging is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Packaging Co. of America 14 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graphic Packaging 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PKG or GPK? Packaging Co. of America has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Graphic Packaging. Graphic Packaging is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Packaging Co. of America, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPackaging Co. of America$8.38B2.03$805.10M$9.5619.79Graphic Packaging$8.81B0.87$658M$2.1611.73 SummaryPackaging Co. of America beats Graphic Packaging on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Graphic Packaging News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GPK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart GPK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGraphic PackagingPaperboard containers & boxes IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.64B$10.26B$7.09B$18.86BDividend Yield1.80%3.33%3.59%4.15%P/E Ratio11.7327.6520.3932.40Price / Sales0.871.0176.3028.58Price / Cash6.159.6726.9417.53Price / Book2.522.023.674.44Net Income$658M$439.29M$807.45M$1.02B7 Day Performance3.41%2.06%1.49%3.35%1 Month Performance0.32%-2.65%-2.66%-5.48%1 Year Performance-7.22%-4.69%12.01%4.28% Graphic Packaging Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GPKGraphic Packaging4.0887 of 5 stars$25.33+0.6%$30.89+21.9%-7.6%$7.64B$8.81B11.7324,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsPKGPackaging Co. of America4.1805 of 5 stars$182.08-2.7%$237.80+30.6%+8.8%$16.37B$8.38B20.3915,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSONSonoco Products4.2351 of 5 stars$43.46-1.0%$58.50+34.6%-18.0%$4.29B$5.31B26.3420,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageSEESealed Air4.8513 of 5 stars$26.07-1.3%$39.42+51.2%-12.5%$3.80B$5.39B9.5816,300Analyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies2.0453 of 5 stars$210.63-0.2%$392.00+86.1%-3.5%$1.62B$504.42M30.052,020Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSWSmurfit Westrock3.996 of 5 stars$40.89-1.1%$60.00+46.7%N/A$21.34B$21.11B74.3556,100Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageIRIngersoll Rand4.4891 of 5 stars$69.77-3.2%$100.36+43.8%-18.1%$28.12B$7.24B33.8717,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsDOVDover4.8488 of 5 stars$158.04-1.9%$208.17+31.7%-1.1%$21.66B$7.75B8.1325,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownTSTenaris4.2016 of 5 stars$32.66-1.8%$47.00+43.9%-10.5%$18.99B$12.52B9.0522,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsHUBBHubbell3.5435 of 5 stars$329.12-2.9%$449.38+36.5%-9.4%$17.66B$5.63B22.9216,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsTRMBTrimble4.5499 of 5 stars$56.22-3.5%$86.00+53.0%+3.6%$13.82B$3.68B9.2311,800Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Packaging Co. of America Competitors Sonoco Products Competitors Sealed Air Competitors UFP Technologies Competitors Smurfit Westrock Competitors Ingersoll Rand Competitors Dover Competitors Tenaris Competitors Hubbell Competitors Trimble Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump purposefully forcing markets to crash…Whether you agree with the plan or not doesn’t matter. 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