Q2 EPS Estimate for Graphic Packaging Reduced by Analyst

Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Graphic Packaging in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.59. 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 Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. UBS Group initiated coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Graphic Packaging from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $24.00 to $23.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 11th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $26.00 to $25.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, July 18th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $26.38.

Graphic Packaging Stock Up 1.9%

GPK stock opened at $22.7470 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.68. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $20.86 and a 1 year high of $30.70. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.92. The firm has a market cap of $6.74 billion, a PE ratio of 12.85, a PEG ratio of 7.58 and a beta of 0.73.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.40 by $0.02. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 21.13%. The company had revenue of $2.20 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.13 billion. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.900-2.20 EPS.

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

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Sunday, October 5th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.86%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Philip R. Martens sold 56,737 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.84, for a total transaction of $1,239,136.08. Following the transaction, the director owned 33,826 shares in the company, valued at approximately $738,759.84. The trade was a 62.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.41% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 96.1% during the 2nd quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 3,527 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the period. FORA Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 138.8% during the 2nd quarter. FORA Capital LLC now owns 75,683 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,595,000 after purchasing an additional 43,992 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 33.6% during the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 15,921 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $335,000 after purchasing an additional 4,000 shares during the period. Teza Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging during the 2nd quarter worth about $462,000. Finally, Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 18.0% during the 2nd quarter. Onex Canada Asset Management Inc. now owns 375,825 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $7,919,000 after purchasing an additional 57,416 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

About Graphic Packaging

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.