Graphic Packaging
About: Graphic Packaging Holding Co is a holding company that manufactures and sells a variety of paper-based consumer packaging products through its subsidiaries. The company's reportable segments are; Paperboard Manufacturing, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging. The majority of the revenue is generated from its Americas Paperboard Packaging segment which includes paperboard packaging sold predominantly to consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and cups, lids and food containers sold to foodservice companies and quick-service restaurants (QSR) serving the food, beverage, and consumer product markets in the Americas. Geographically, the company generates revenue from the Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.
Employees: 23,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,139 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
626% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $4.67M | Put options by funds: $643K
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 68 | Existing positions closed: 51
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 496 [Q3] → 497 (+1) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 11 [Q3] → 11 (+0) [Q4]
0.76% less ownership
Funds ownership: 107.19% [Q3] → 106.44% (-0.76%) [Q4]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $9.52B [Q3] → $8.67B (-$849M) [Q4]
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 157 | Existing positions reduced: 204
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$27
0%
upside
Avg. target
$30
12%
upside
High target
$32
18%
upside
4 analyst ratings
1 positive
25%
3 neutral
75%
0 negative
0%
Baird Ghansham Panjabi 39% 1-year accuracy 11 / 28 met price target | 18%upside $32 | Outperform Maintained | 5 Feb 2025 |
Truist Securities Michael Roxland 35% 1-year accuracy 17 / 48 met price target | 18%upside $32 | Hold Maintained | 6 Jan 2025 |
Wells Fargo Gabe Hajde 52% 1-year accuracy 32 / 62 met price target | 0%downside $27 | Equal-Weight Upgraded | 6 Jan 2025 |
Citigroup Anthony Pettinari 44% 1-year accuracy 22 / 50 met price target | 11%upside $30 | Neutral Downgraded | 6 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about GPK published over the past 30 days
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 week ago
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Announces Participation in Upcoming Investor Conferences
ATLANTA , Feb. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) ("Graphic Packaging"), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, today announced that Stephen R. Scherger, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Bank of America Securities Global Agriculture and Materials Conference on Thursday, February 27 th at 11:15am ET and Michael P.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
SON vs. GPK: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?
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Positive
Kiplinger
1 week ago
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Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 4, 2024 10:00 AM ET Company Participants Melanie Skijus - VP, IR Michael Doss - President and CEO Stephen Scherger - EVP and CFO Conference Call Participants Lewis Merrick - BNP Paribas Exane Anthony Pettinari - Citi Phil Ng - Jefferies Gabe Hajde - Wells Fargo Securities Ghansham Panjabi - Baird Matt Roberts - Raymond James George Staphos - Bank of America Arun Viswanathan - RBC Capital Market Operator Greetings. Welcome to the Graphic Packaging Holding Company Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Conference Call.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Graphic Packaging (GPK) Misses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Graphic Packaging (GPK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.59 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.63 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.75 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results
Full-Year 2024 Highlights Launched Vision 2030 Delivered Adjusted EBITDA margin of 19.1% Returned to positive packaging volume growth in second half of the year Achieved Innovation Sales Growth of $205 million Executed Virtual Power Purchase Agreement to increase renewable energy use in Europe Repurchased 2% of common shares outstanding; returned $322 million of capital to stockholders Full-Year 2024 Financial Results Net Sales $8,807 million, versus $9,428 million in 2023 Net Income $658 million, versus $723 million in 2023 Adjusted EBITDA $1,682 million, versus $1,876 million in 2023 Adjusted EBITDA Margin 19.1%, versus 19.9% in 2023 Earnings per Diluted Share $2.16, versus $2.34 in 2023 Adjusted Earnings per Diluted Share $2.49, versus $2.91 in 2023 Net Leverage 3.0x, versus 2.8x at prior year-end ATLANTA , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) ("Graphic Packaging" or the "Company"), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, today reported fourth quarter and full-year 2024 results. Net Income for fourth quarter 2024 was $138 million, or $0.46 per share, based upon 302.7 million weighted average diluted shares.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Announces 10% Dividend Increase
ATLANTA , Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK) ("Graphic Packaging" or the "Company"), a global leader in sustainable consumer packaging, today announced that its Board of Directors voted to increase the quarterly dividend to $0.11 per share of common stock, a 10% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $0.10. The increased dividend will be payable on April 5, 2025, to common stockholders of record at the close of business on March 15, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Are Investors Undervaluing Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) Right Now?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Analysts Estimate Graphic Packaging (GPK) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for
Graphic Packaging (GPK) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Should Value Investors Buy Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) Stock?
Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.
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