Aberdeen Group plc Sells 829,771 Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Aberdeen Group plc lowered its stake in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 89.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 98,230 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 829,771 shares during the quarter. Aberdeen Group plc’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $1,896,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 130.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 783 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 1,356.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,791 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 1,668 shares in the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Graphic Packaging during the second quarter worth $42,000. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 65.2% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State of Wyoming raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 96.1% during the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,527 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

GPK opened at $12.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The company has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 8.45 and a beta of 0.62. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $14.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $17.25. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1 year low of $11.83 and a 1 year high of $28.19.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.05). Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 16.58% and a net margin of 5.15%.The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.59 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.750-1.15 EPS. Research analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 2.47 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GPK has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Citigroup lowered their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 price target on Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Truist Financial set a $14.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on Graphic Packaging from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $16.63.

Graphic Packaging Profile

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains.