Seaport Res Ptn Issues Negative Estimate for GPK Earnings

Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for Graphic Packaging in a report issued on Wednesday, February 5th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.62. The consensus estimate for Graphic Packaging’s current full-year earnings is $2.53 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.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of Graphic Packaging from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 30th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 target price (down from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $31.70.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Shares of Graphic Packaging stock opened at $26.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 0.72. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.87 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.62. Graphic Packaging has a fifty-two week low of $23.47 and a fifty-two week high of $30.70. The firm has a market cap of $7.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.31 and a beta of 0.85.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 earnings per share 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 28.26% and a net margin of 7.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.75 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GPK. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in Graphic Packaging by 546.6% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 944 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 798 shares during the last quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC acquired a new position in Graphic Packaging in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Crews Bank & Trust acquired a new position in Graphic Packaging in the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Graphic Packaging by 2,484.0% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,292 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 1,242 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in Graphic Packaging by 92.7% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,432 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 689 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

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

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Saturday, March 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.66%. This is a boost from Graphic Packaging’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.09%.

About Graphic Packaging

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.