Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $10.73 According to Analysts

Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Reduce” from the twelve analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, eight have issued a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $10.73.

A number of equities analysts have commented on GPK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Graphic Packaging from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their target price for the company from $12.50 to $11.50 in a report on Wednesday, September 23rd. UBS Group lowered their price target on Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Citigroup dropped their price target on Graphic Packaging from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Bank of America reduced their price objective 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th.

Graphic Packaging Stock Up 0.3%

GPK stock opened at $8.54 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.95 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.33. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. Graphic Packaging has a 52 week low of $8.21 and a 52 week high of $18.63.

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

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.67%.

Institutional Trading of Graphic Packaging

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 67.5% in the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,806 shares during the period. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $880,000. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 16.0% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,913,194 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,897,000 after purchasing an additional 538,810 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP increased its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 60.9% in the 2nd quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 444,472 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $4,698,000 after purchasing an additional 168,171 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $54,031,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

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.