Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” by Brokerages

Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) have earned a consensus recommendation of “Reduce” from the eleven research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation and eight have assigned a hold recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $16.6250.

A number of research analysts recently commented on GPK shares. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research lowered Graphic Packaging from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 14th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $13.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group decreased 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. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, December 29th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graphic Packaging

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 19.1% during the second 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 lifted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 19,512,601 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $295,616,000 after buying an additional 373,624 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP lifted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after buying an additional 5,163,806 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 18.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,728,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $176,626,000 after buying an additional 1,824,110 shares during the period. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 11.8% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 11,570,040 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $243,781,000 after acquiring an additional 1,218,848 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 3.1%

NYSE:GPK opened at $12.51 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $3.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.45 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.30. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $11.83 and a 1 year high of $28.19. The business has a fifty day moving average of $14.57 and a 200-day moving average of $17.21.

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

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.5%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.73%.

About Graphic Packaging

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.