Corient Private Wealth LP Invests $1.08 Million in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Corient Private Wealth LP purchased a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 102,302 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,081,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging during the 2nd quarter worth about $440,345,000. Eminence Capital LP grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% in the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after acquiring an additional 5,163,806 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 18.4% in 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 buying an additional 1,824,110 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,877,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,808,000 after acquiring an additional 81,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 503.6% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have weighed in on GPK shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. assumed coverage on Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group lifted their target price on Graphic Packaging from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $11.14.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of NYSE GPK opened at $10.46 on Friday. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1-year low of $8.78 and a 1-year high of $21.71. The company has a 50-day moving average of $11.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. The company has a market cap of $3.10 billion, a PE ratio of 15.85 and a beta of 0.65.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.42 EPS. The firm’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.67%.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

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.