Seaport Res Ptn Issues Pessimistic Outlook for GPK Earnings

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Graphic Packaging in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.58 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.60. The consensus estimate for Graphic Packaging’s current full-year earnings is $2.47 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Graphic Packaging’s FY2025 earnings at $2.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $0.57 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 price objective (down previously from $30.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Friday, May 2nd. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, July 11th. BNP Paribas Exane cut Graphic Packaging from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, July 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $26.38.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of Graphic Packaging stock opened at $22.50 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.56. The company has a market capitalization of $6.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.71, a P/E/G ratio of 7.65 and a beta of 0.73. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.99. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $20.86 and a 1 year high of $30.70.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.40 by $0.02. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 21.13% and a net margin of 6.18%. The business had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.13 billion.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, October 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s payout ratio is currently 24.86%.

Graphic Packaging declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Thursday, May 1st that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.50 billion in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the industrial products company to purchase up to 23.3% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically an indication that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Transactions at Graphic Packaging

In other Graphic Packaging news, Director Philip R. Martens sold 56,737 shares of Graphic Packaging stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.84, for a total value of $1,239,136.08. Following the transaction, the director owned 33,826 shares in the company, valued at $738,759.84. The trade was a 62.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.41% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of GPK. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 1,004.9% in the first quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 9,240,697 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $239,888,000 after acquiring an additional 8,404,340 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 19.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 22,022,347 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $464,011,000 after purchasing an additional 3,533,846 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging during the second quarter valued at about $55,632,000. Marshall Wace LLP boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 735.3% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 2,446,843 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $66,456,000 after purchasing an additional 2,153,925 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Epoch Investment Partners Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 11,000.0% during the first quarter. Epoch Investment Partners Inc. now owns 1,299,806 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $33,743,000 after purchasing an additional 1,288,096 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and sells consumer packaging products to brands in food, beverage, foodservice, household, and other consumer products. It operates through three segments: Paperboard Manufacturing, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging.