Quantbot Technologies LP Has $1.93 Million Stock Holdings in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Quantbot Technologies LP boosted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 145.8% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 91,704 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54,393 shares during the period. Quantbot Technologies LP’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $1,932,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging during the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its position in Graphic Packaging by 69.9% during the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 1,065 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 130.7% in the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 783 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 1,356.1% in the second quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,791 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,668 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LRI Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 48.3% during the 2nd quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 2,073 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 675 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

NYSE GPK opened at $15.99 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.13. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a twelve month low of $14.90 and a twelve month high of $30.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.72 billion, a PE ratio of 9.40 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.67, a quick ratio of 0.63 and a current ratio of 1.54.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.04. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 5.94%.The firm had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.17 billion. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.800-2.000 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 2.47 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.8%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.88%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on GPK shares. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Graphic Packaging from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, December 1st. Raymond James Financial cut Graphic Packaging from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research downgraded Graphic Packaging from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Bank of America reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada cut Graphic Packaging from an “outperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $25.00 to $21.00 in a research report on Thursday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $22.63.

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.