Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Sets New 12-Month Low – Here’s Why

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Thursday. The stock traded as low as $8.30 and last traded at $8.2450, with a volume of 552,311 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $8.52.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, September 21st. Bank of America dropped their price target on Graphic Packaging from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, September 11th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $10.73.

Graphic Packaging Stock Down 2.5%

The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.67 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $10.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $10.32.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 2.25%. The firm’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.42 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graphic Packaging

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GPK. LifeGoal Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging in the 3rd quarter worth about $92,000. Gradient Investments LLC grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 2.4% in the third quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 114,623 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,037,000 after acquiring an additional 2,680 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 111.0% in the second quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 21,570 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $228,000 after acquiring an additional 11,345 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. increased its stake in Graphic Packaging by 46.9% during the second quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 65,870 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $696,000 after acquiring an additional 21,039 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Graphic Packaging by 135.3% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 63,784 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $674,000 after acquiring an additional 36,682 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) is a provider of fiber-based packaging solutions for consumer products companies. Through its Graphic Packaging International subsidiary, the company designs and manufactures paperboard cartons, cups, trays and other packaging products used to package food, beverages and household and personal-care products.

The company also supplies packaging machinery and integrated packaging systems, including equipment used to form, fill and seal cartons and cups.