Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Graphic Packaging (GPK)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Graphic Packaging (NYSE: GPK) in the last few weeks:

• 5/2/2025 – Graphic Packaging had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $32.00 to $26.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Graphic Packaging had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James. They now have a $26.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $30.00.
• 4/22/2025 – Graphic Packaging had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $32.00 to $30.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Graphic Packaging had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $30.00 to $28.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 3/24/2025 – Graphic Packaging had its price target lowered by analysts at Truist Financial Co. from $31.00 to $30.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

Graphic Packaging Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of Graphic Packaging stock opened at $23.09 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $6.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.81. The company’s 50 day moving average is $24.96 and its 200 day moving average is $26.86. Graphic Packaging Holding has a twelve month low of $20.86 and a twelve month high of $30.70. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The industrial products company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.05). Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 7.47% and a return on equity of 25.96%. The company had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.66 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts anticipate that Graphic Packaging Holding will post 2.47 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 55.4% in the fourth quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 1,105 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the period. Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in Graphic Packaging in the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 2,484.0% in the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,292 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 1,242 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 92.7% in the fourth quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,432 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 689 shares during the period. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 58.2% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,493 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 549 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.