Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) Releases FY25 Earnings Guidance

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) updated its FY25 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.53-2.78 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Up 0.4 %

NYSE:GPK traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $26.56. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 376,733 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,413,143. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.78. Graphic Packaging has a 1 year low of $23.47 and a 1 year high of $30.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $27.93 and a 200-day moving average of $28.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.97 billion, a PE ratio of 11.36 and a beta of 0.84.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.15 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 28.26% and a net margin of 7.99%. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging will post 2.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, April 5th. Investors of record on Saturday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share. This is a boost from Graphic Packaging’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.66%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is presently 20.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on GPK shares. Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective (down previously from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Graphic Packaging from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and raised their price target for the stock from $24.00 to $27.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird reduced their target price on Graphic Packaging from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price target 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. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $31.70.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CAO Charles D. Lischer sold 12,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.65, for a total value of $355,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 1.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.