Q1 EPS Forecast for Graphic Packaging Decreased by Analyst

Graphic Packaging Holding (NYSE:GPK) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of 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 of $0.58 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

GPK has been the subject of a number of other reports. StockNews.com cut Graphic Packaging from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. 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. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Graphic Packaging from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 target price (down from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Graphic Packaging from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $31.70.

Graphic Packaging Stock Up 1.8 %

NYSE GPK opened at $26.93 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.51 and a beta of 0.85. Graphic Packaging has a 1-year low of $23.47 and a 1-year high of $30.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.73, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $27.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $28.62.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 7.99% and a return on equity of 28.26%. Graphic Packaging’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.75 EPS.

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, April 5th. Investors of record on Saturday, March 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.63%. This is a positive change from Graphic Packaging’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.09%.

Insider Activity

In other Graphic Packaging news, CAO Charles D. Lischer sold 12,000 shares of Graphic Packaging stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.65, for a total transaction of $355,800.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 49,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,478,022.85. The trade was a 19.40 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GPK. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 1.1% in the third quarter. Worldquant Millennium Advisors LLC now owns 38,064 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,126,000 after purchasing an additional 401 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV increased its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 26,805 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $793,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 9,231 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $251,000 after buying an additional 477 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 24,606 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $692,000 after purchasing an additional 486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Keynote Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Keynote Financial Services LLC now owns 7,607 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $207,000 after acquiring an additional 492 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.