Quantbot Technologies LP Makes New $811,000 Investment in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 76,730 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $811,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Graphic Packaging during the second quarter worth about $440,345,000. Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% in the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after purchasing an additional 5,163,806 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,728,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $176,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,110 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Graphic Packaging by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,877,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $149,808,000 after purchasing an additional 81,300 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG increased its position in Graphic Packaging by 123.8% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,026,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $135,934,000 after purchasing an additional 4,992,179 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

GPK has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Wednesday, June 24th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 target price on the stock. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $11.14.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

GPK stock opened at $11.44 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $11.06 and a 200-day moving average of $10.72. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 12-month low of $8.78 and a 12-month high of $22.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The company has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.33 and a beta of 0.66.

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, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion for 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 company’s quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.42 EPS. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s payout ratio is presently 66.67%.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains.