Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Reaches New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK)’s share price hit a new 52-week low on Monday . The stock traded as low as $11.82 and last traded at $11.8550, with a volume of 1741065 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $12.52.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on GPK shares. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 target price on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Truist Financial set a $14.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Citigroup decreased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $16.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Finally, UBS Group dropped their price target on Graphic Packaging from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $16.63.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $3.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.11 and a beta of 0.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $14.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.03.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.34 by ($0.05). The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.04 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 5.15% and a return on equity of 16.58%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.59 EPS. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.750-1.15 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 2.47 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.7%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.73%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Transce3nd LLC boosted its position in Graphic Packaging by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Transce3nd LLC now owns 6,443 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $136,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares in the last quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Graphic Packaging by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,280 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $259,000 after acquiring an additional 510 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 3.0% during 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 last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 4.6% in the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 13,379 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $282,000 after acquiring an additional 588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 17.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 4,450 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 651 shares in the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.