Quantinno Capital Management LP Sells 105,283 Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Quantinno Capital Management LP cut its holdings in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 24.3% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 327,155 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 105,283 shares during the quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $3,252,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of GPK. Eminence Capital LP boosted its holdings in shares of 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 buying an additional 5,163,806 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 1,824,110 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its position in Graphic Packaging by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,877,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,808,000 after acquiring an additional 81,300 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 123.8% in 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. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 503.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,693,765 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,928,000 after purchasing an additional 7,253,473 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have issued reports on GPK shares. Zacks Research raised Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $14.00 to $11.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup lifted their target price on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Raymond James Financial cut Graphic Packaging from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $11.14.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GPK opened at $12.10 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.85 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $11.03. The company has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a PE ratio of 18.34 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a twelve month low of $8.78 and a twelve month high of $23.47.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 2.25%.The company had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.74 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.6%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 66.67%.

Graphic Packaging 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.