Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Makes New Investment in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 53,557 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $566,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in GPK. Skylands Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 60.3% in the 4th quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 384,900 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $5,797,000 after buying an additional 144,850 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP grew its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during the fourth 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. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 123.8% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,026,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $135,934,000 after acquiring an additional 4,992,179 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 279.3% in the fourth quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 132,763 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,999,000 after acquiring an additional 97,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 51.7% in the fourth quarter. Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC now owns 6,195,333 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $93,302,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111,157 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of NYSE GPK opened at $10.97 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 1.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 12 month low of $8.78 and a 12 month high of $23.47. The company has a market cap of $3.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.62 and a beta of 0.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $10.85.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 2.25%.Graphic Packaging’s revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.42 EPS. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.68 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 66.67%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Graphic Packaging presently has an average 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.