Winpak (WPK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Winpak Ltd. manufactures and distributes packaging materials and related packaging machines in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company operates is Flexible Packaging, Rigid Packaging and Flexible Lidding, and Packaging Machinery segments. The Flexible Packaging segment provides modified atmosphere packaging products for fresh and processed meats, poultry, cheese, medical device packaging, high-performance pouch, and high-barrier films for converting applications; specialty films, including barrier and non-barrier films converting applications, such as printing, laminating and bag making, as well as shrink bags; and biaxially oriented nylon films for food packaging and industrial applications. The Rigid Packaging and Flexible Lidding segment offers portion control and single-serve containers, as well as plastic sheet, custom, and retort trays; die-cut, daisy chain, and rollstock formats for food, dairy, beverage, pet food, industrial, and healthcare applications; and specialized printed packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutraceutical, cosmetic, and personal care markets. The Packaging Machinery segment provides horizontal fill/seal machines for preformed containers and vertical form/fill/seal pouch machines for pumpable liquid and semi-liquid, as well as various dry products. The company was incorporated in 1975 and is based in Winnipeg, Canada. Winpak Ltd. is a subsidiary of Wihuri International Oy.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$47.94 to C$48.57
• 50-Day Range: C$46.09 to C$50.54
• 52-Week Range: C$38.81 to C$51.16
• Volume: 80,170 shs
• Average Volume: 47,033 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$3.03 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.81
• Dividend Yield: 0.42%
• Price Target: C$53.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Winpak Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Winpak scored higher than 38% 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: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Winpak has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 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 15.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.35.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Winpak is 15.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 346.13.

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 2.23. 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: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Winpak has a dividend yield of 0.43%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Winpak is 6.58%. 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: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.87

News Sentiment

Winpak has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Winpak this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

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$40.90 at the start of the year. Since then, WPK stock has increased by 17.5% and is now trading at C$48.05.
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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

• Ex-Dividend for 10/11 Dividend: 10/01/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/11/2024
• Today: 12/22/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Packaging & Containers
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: TSE:WPK
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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$53.67
• High Stock Price Target: C$55.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$52.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +11.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$3.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.56
• P/E Growth: 4.44
• Net Income: C$143.18 million
• Net Margins: 12.90%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.62%
• Return on Assets: 7.15%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 8.95
• Quick Ratio: 4.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.11 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.73
• Cash Flow: C$6.63 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.24
• Book Value: C$21.50 per share
• Price / Book: 2.23

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,050,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$3.03 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.21