Barings LLC Sells 46,167 Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Barings LLC lowered its stake in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 55.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 37,245 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 46,167 shares during the period. Barings LLC’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $729,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Graphic Packaging by 130.7% during the second quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,382 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 783 shares during the period. Marshall & Sterling Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Graphic Packaging during the third quarter worth about $31,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Graphic Packaging in the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Graphic Packaging by 65.2% during the third quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 2,291 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 904 shares during the last quarter. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Shares of GPK stock opened at $12.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.69 billion, a PE ratio of 8.45 and a beta of 0.62. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $17.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.30 and a quick ratio of 0.52. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a one year low of $11.83 and a one year high of $28.19.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 3rd. The industrial products company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.34 by ($0.05). Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 16.58% and a net margin of 5.15%.The firm had revenue of $2.10 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.04 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.59 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up .4% on a year-over-year basis. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.750-1.15 EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 2.47 earnings per share for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.5%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is 29.73%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on GPK shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group cut their price target on Graphic Packaging from $19.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Robert W. Baird set a $15.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $11.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $16.63.

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.