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Graphic Packaging (GPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.79 -0.61 (-2.23%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

About Graphic Packaging Stock (NYSE:GPK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.76
$27.62
50-Day Range
$26.79
$30.34
52-Week Range
$23.47
$30.70
Volume
6.26 million shs
Average Volume
2.53 million shs
Market Capitalization
$8.04 billion
P/E Ratio
11.45
Dividend Yield
1.49%
Price Target
$31.53
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. The company offers unbleached, bleached, and recycled paperboard to various paperboard packaging converters and brokers. It also provides paperboard packaging products for consumer packaged goods companies; and cups, lids, and food containers for foodservice companies and quick-service restaurants serving the food, beverage, and consumer product markets, including healthcare and beauty. The company also designs, manufactures, and installs specialized packaging machines. The company sells its products through sales offices, as well as through broker arrangements with third parties in the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific. Graphic Packaging Holding Company was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Graphic Packaging Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

GPK MarketRank™: 

Graphic Packaging scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 61st out of 178 stocks in the industrial products sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Graphic Packaging has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Graphic Packaging are expected to grow by 5.56% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.66 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 11.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Graphic Packaging is 11.45, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Graphic Packaging has a PEG Ratio of 11.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Graphic Packaging has a P/B Ratio of 2.95. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.69% of the outstanding shares of Graphic Packaging have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graphic Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graphic Packaging has recently increased by 11.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Graphic Packaging pays a meaningful dividend of 1.39%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Graphic Packaging does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Graphic Packaging is 17.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Graphic Packaging will have a dividend payout ratio of 15.04% next year. This indicates that Graphic Packaging will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.69% of the outstanding shares of Graphic Packaging have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Graphic Packaging has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Graphic Packaging has recently increased by 11.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Graphic Packaging has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Graphic Packaging this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for GPK on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    3 people have added Graphic Packaging to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Graphic Packaging insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,106,641.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.20% of the stock of Graphic Packaging is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.67% of the stock of Graphic Packaging is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Graphic Packaging's insider trading history.
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GPK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Graphic Packaging's stock was trading at $24.65 at the start of the year. Since then, GPK shares have increased by 8.7% and is now trading at $26.79.
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Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.04. The company's revenue was down 5.7% compared to the same quarter last year.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Graphic Packaging: Artistic Carton Company, Letica Corporation, PFP Dallas Converting LLC, PFP LLC, Seydaco Packaging Corp, Norgraft Packaging S.A., Carton Craft Corporation, and others.

Graphic Packaging's top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (6.82%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (4.82%), Wellington Management Group LLP (3.50%) and State Street Corp (3.21%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael P Doss, Stephen R Scherger, Joseph P Yost, Michael James Farrell, Charles D Lischer and Jean Francois Roche.
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Shares of GPK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Graphic Packaging investors own include Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 10/5 Dividend
9/13/2024
Dividend Payable
10/05/2024
Last Earnings
10/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 1/5 Dividend
12/13/2024
Today
12/21/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024
Dividend Payable
1/05/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Paperboard containers & boxes
Sub-Industry
Paper Packaging
CUSIP
38868910
Employees
23,500
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$31.53
High Stock Price Target
$36.00
Low Stock Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$723 million
Pretax Margin
10.39%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.96 billion
Cash Flow
$4.54 per share
Book Value
$9.09 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
296,538,000
Market Cap
$8.04 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.83

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This page (NYSE:GPK) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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