Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK Shares Acquired by Private Management Group Inc.

Private Management Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,736,212 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after buying an additional 387,551 shares during the period. Private Management Group Inc.’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $18,352,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in Graphic Packaging in the 2nd quarter worth $440,345,000. Eminence Capital LP lifted its position in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,948,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,806 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Graphic Packaging by 18.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,728,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $176,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,110 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,877,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,808,000 after purchasing an additional 81,300 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 503.6% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,693,765 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $130,928,000 after purchasing an additional 7,253,473 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

Shares of NYSE GPK opened at $11.55 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 0.60. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.50 and a beta of 0.66. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $11.09 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.71. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 12 month low of $8.78 and a 12 month high of $22.42.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 2.25% and a return on equity of 9.95%. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. The business’s revenue was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. Analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.71 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.11 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is 66.67%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research raised shares of Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 target price for the company. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $11.14.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains.