Winpak (WPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Winpak Ltd manufactures and sells a variety of packaging materials and related packaging machines. The packaging materials are used primarily for perishable foods, beverages, and healthcare applications. It operates in three segments: flexible packaging, rigid packaging & flexible lidding, and packaging machinery. The flexible packaging segment includes the modified atmosphere packaging, specialty films, and biaxially oriented nylon product groups. The rigid packaging and flexible lidding segment includes the rigid containers, lidding, and specialized printed packaging product groups. The company's geographical segments include the United States, Canada, and Mexico & others.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$42.13 to C$42.79
• 50-Day Range: C$37.81 to C$44.00
• 52-Week Range: C$37.57 to C$51.16
• Volume: 41,184 shs
• Average Volume: 63,182 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$1.88 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Dividend Yield: 0.47%
• Price Target: C$53.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Winpak Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Winpak scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Winpak has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Winpak has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Winpak is 12.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.77.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Winpak is 12.89, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 20.46.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Winpak has a PEG Ratio of 4.44. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Winpak has a P/B Ratio of 1.89. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WPK.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Winpak is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.20%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Winpak does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Winpak is 6.03%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WPK.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Winpak has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.41 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Winpak this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Winpak to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Winpak insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

57.46% of the stock of Winpak is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 26.93% of the stock of Winpak is held by institutions.

WPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WPK shares performed this year?

Winpak's stock was trading at C$47.73 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, WPK stock has decreased by 10.4% and is now trading at C$42.76.
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How were Winpak's earnings last quarter?

Winpak Ltd. (TSE:WPK) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 24th. The company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.83. Winpak had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.82% and a net margin of 13.17%.

How do I buy shares of Winpak?

Shares of WPK stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Winpak own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Winpak investors own include (HCLP) (HCLP), ZCL Composites (ZCL), eBay (EBAY), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), Dollarama (DOL), Pretium Resources (PVG) and CGI (GIB.A).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/24/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 4/11 Dividend: 4/01/2025
• Record date for 4/11 Dividend: 4/11/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/11/2025
• Today: 4/29/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Packaging & Containers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WPK
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.winpak.com
• Phone: +1-204-8891015
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 2,753
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$53.00
• High Stock Price Target: C$55.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +23.9%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.32
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.07
• P/E Growth: 4.44
• Net Income: C$102.73 million
• Net Margins: 13.17%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.82%
• Return on Assets: 7.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 8.31
• Quick Ratio: 4.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$780.06 million
• Price / Sales: 2.40
• Cash Flow: C$5.90 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.24
• Book Value: C$22.64 per share
• Price / Book: 1.89

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 43,858,725
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$1.88 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.21