Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK – Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 76,730 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $811,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GPK. Eminence Capital LP grew its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during 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 buying an additional 5,163,806 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 123.8% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,026,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $135,934,000 after acquiring an additional 4,992,179 shares during the last quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 279.3% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 132,763 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,999,000 after acquiring an additional 97,763 shares in the last quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC lifted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 51.7% in the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 6,195,333 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $93,302,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111,157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 16.0% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,913,194 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $38,897,000 after acquiring an additional 538,810 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts recently commented on GPK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 price objective for the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 price target for the company. Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $11.14.
Graphic Packaging Price Performance
GPK opened at $11.44 on Thursday. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1 year low of $8.78 and a 1 year high of $22.56. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.06 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.33 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.38.
Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK – Get Free Report) last issued 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 firm had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 2.25% and a return on equity of 9.95%. Graphic Packaging’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.
Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is presently 66.67%.
Graphic Packaging Company Profile
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.
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