Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.800-2.000 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.4 billion-$8.6 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.5 billion.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently issued reports on GPK. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $23.00 to $20.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 13th. Raymond James Financial downgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 17th. Bank of America restated a “neutral” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Thursday, October 9th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $23.00 to $20.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $23.00.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of GPK traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $16.97. The company had a trading volume of 2,317,638 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,374,901. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. The stock has a market cap of $5.03 billion, a PE ratio of 9.60 and a beta of 0.72. Graphic Packaging has a 1-year low of $14.90 and a 1-year high of $30.49.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.04. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 21.13% and a net margin of 6.18%.The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.17 billion. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.800-2.000 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging will post 2.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Joseph P. Yost sold 30,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.72, for a total transaction of $681,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 255,203 shares in the company, valued at $5,798,212.16. The trade was a 10.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 1.41% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Graphic Packaging

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GPK. State of Wyoming lifted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 96.1% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,527 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 5.4% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 15,485 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $326,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 33.6% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 15,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $335,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Bank of Nova Scotia acquired a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging in the second quarter valued at approximately $357,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 3.0% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 18,379 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 539 shares during the period. 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.