Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co Acquires Shares of 63,188 Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Alesco Advisors LLC An ESL Co bought a new position in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 63,188 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $628,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC increased its position in Graphic Packaging by 6,288.6% in the first quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 8,481,670 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $84,308,000 after purchasing an additional 8,348,907 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 worth $130,928,000 after purchasing an additional 7,253,473 shares in the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% in the fourth quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $192,948,000 after buying an additional 5,163,806 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 123.8% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 9,026,134 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $135,934,000 after purchasing an additional 4,992,179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Graphic Packaging during the 4th quarter worth approximately $54,031,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial lowered Graphic Packaging from a “market perform” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price target on Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS Group raised their target price on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $11.03.

Graphic Packaging Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:GPK opened at $10.89 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.41 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $10.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $11.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.84 and a beta of 0.66. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 1 year low of $8.78 and a 1 year high of $23.76.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.06 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $2.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.05 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 3.17% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The business’s revenue was up 1.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.750-1.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were given a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 47.83%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graphic Packaging

In other news, Director Jeffrey Stafeil bought 17,878 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 7th. The shares were bought at an average price of $11.19 per share, with a total value of $200,054.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 17,878 shares in the company, valued at $200,054.82. This trade represents a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.