Louisiana State Employees Retirement System Purchases New Position in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 85,600 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $851,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Graphic Packaging by 503.6% during 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 acquiring an additional 7,253,473 shares during the last quarter. Eminence Capital LP raised its stake 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 valued at $192,948,000 after purchasing an additional 5,163,806 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake 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 valued at $135,934,000 after purchasing an additional 4,992,179 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in Graphic Packaging during the fourth quarter valued at $54,031,000. Finally, Milford Funds Ltd. bought a new position in Graphic Packaging during the fourth quarter valued at $43,374,000. Institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Wednesday, June 24th. Zacks Research upgraded Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Robert W. Baird set a $13.00 price objective on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $13.00 to $10.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft assumed coverage on Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “hold” rating and a $9.60 price objective for the company. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $12.26.

Insider Buying and Selling at Graphic Packaging

In other Graphic Packaging news, Director Jeffrey Stafeil purchased 17,878 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 7th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $11.19 per share, with a total value of $200,054.82. Following the purchase, the director owned 17,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $200,054.82. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.50% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

Graphic Packaging stock opened at $10.88 on Monday. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 12-month low of $8.78 and a 12-month high of $23.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.41, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.60. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $10.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.76. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.22 billion, a PE ratio of 11.83 and a beta of 0.66.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The industrial products company reported $0.09 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.06 by $0.03. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 3.17% and a return on equity of 12.62%. The company had revenue of $2.16 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.05 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.750-1.150 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.78 EPS for the current year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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 is currently 47.83%.

Graphic Packaging 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.