Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GPK Earnings

Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Graphic Packaging in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Graphic Packaging's current full-year earnings is $2.51 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graphic Packaging's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.61 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.71 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.60 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.50 EPS.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.15 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 25.96% and a net margin of 7.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 EPS.

GPK has been the subject of several other reports. StockNews.com lowered Graphic Packaging from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating and set a $30.00 price objective (down from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target on Graphic Packaging from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised Graphic Packaging from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $31.70.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Graphic Packaging stock traded down $0.02 during trading on Friday, hitting $26.42. 966,076 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,539,019. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 0.84. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $27.80 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71, a current ratio of 1.46 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Graphic Packaging has a 1-year low of $23.47 and a 1-year high of $30.70.

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, April 5th. Investors of record on Saturday, March 15th will be paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from Graphic Packaging's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Graphic Packaging's payout ratio is 18.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Charles D. Lischer sold 12,000 shares of Graphic Packaging stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.65, for a total transaction of $355,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer now owns 49,849 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,478,022.85. This trade represents a 19.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Graphic Packaging

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in GPK. FMR LLC grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 20,460,161 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $605,416,000 after purchasing an additional 2,294,688 shares during the period. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 16,503,189 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $441,990,000 after acquiring an additional 1,702,764 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 8.0% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 10,610,233 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $313,957,000 after purchasing an additional 787,266 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 4,799,090 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $128,178,000 after purchasing an additional 302,168 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Premier Fund Managers Ltd boosted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 9.6% during the third quarter. Premier Fund Managers Ltd now owns 3,441,614 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $101,545,000 after buying an additional 302,680 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company's stock.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

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.