Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Updates FY25 Earnings Guidance

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) issued an update on its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.53-2.78 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.68. The company issued revenue guidance of $8.7-8.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $8.93 billion. Graphic Packaging also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 2.480-2.730 EPS.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GPK traded down $0.64 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $26.59. 3,200,844 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,264,533. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.33 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $28.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $28.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78, a current ratio of 1.73 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Graphic Packaging has a 52 week low of $23.47 and a 52 week high of $30.70.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.04). Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 7.99% and a return on equity of 28.26%. The company had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts predict that Graphic Packaging will post 2.53 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Sunday, January 5th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, December 15th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.50%. Graphic Packaging’s payout ratio is presently 17.09%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised Graphic Packaging from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $27.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $30.00 price target (down previously from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com cut shares of Graphic Packaging from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $35.00 to $34.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $32.37.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CAO Charles D. Lischer sold 12,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.65, for a total transaction of $355,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 49,849 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,478,022.85. This trade represents a 19.40 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Michael James Farrell sold 25,900 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $28.99, for a total value of $750,841.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 81,026 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,348,943.74. The trade was a 24.22 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.20% 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.