Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for GPK

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Graphic Packaging in a note issued to investors on Sunday, November 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.56 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.58. 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 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.04. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 21.13%. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.17 billion. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.800-2.000 EPS.

GPK has been the topic of a number of other reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 13th. UBS Group cut their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $24.00 to $20.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Bank of America reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and nine have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $23.00.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Graphic Packaging stock opened at $17.06 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.56. Graphic Packaging has a 1-year low of $14.90 and a 1-year high of $30.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.64 and a beta of 0.74. The company’s 50-day moving average is $19.09 and its 200 day moving average is $21.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Graphic Packaging news, EVP Joseph P. Yost sold 30,000 shares of Graphic Packaging stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.72, for a total value of $681,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 255,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,798,212.16. The trade was a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.41% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Graphic Packaging

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Graphic Packaging by 3.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 30,655,111 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $795,807,000 after acquiring an additional 929,764 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 19.1% in 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 purchasing an additional 3,533,846 shares during the last quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 8.5% in the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 19,138,977 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $374,550,000 after purchasing an additional 1,502,681 shares during the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 11.8% in 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 last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 1,004.9% in the 1st quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,240,697 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $239,888,000 after purchasing an additional 8,404,340 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Graphic Packaging

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.