Investors seeking to outperform the market often focus on hand-picking stocks. Selecting the right ones has proven to be a key factor in boosting wealth.
In the latest session, Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) closed at $19.08 down -2.00% from its previous closing price of $19.47. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.98 million shares were traded. GPK stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.69 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.055.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Graphic Packaging Holding Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.81 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.68.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $24. Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on January 06, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $24 to $27.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 25 ’25 when Yost Joseph P sold 30,000 shares for $22.72 per share. The transaction valued at 681,600 led to the insider holds 255,203 shares of the business.
Yost Joseph P bought 30,000 shares of GPK for $681,544 on Aug 25 ’25. On Aug 01 ’25, another insider, MARTENS PHILIP R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 56,737 shares for $21.84 each. As a result, the insider received 1,239,136 and left with 33,826 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GPK now has a Market Capitalization of 5767962624 and an Enterprise Value of 11404425216. As of this moment, Graphic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 13.02. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.321 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.339.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GPK is 0.75, which has changed by -0.33495992 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16333759 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GPK has reached a high of $30.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $19.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -21.69%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GPK has traded an average of 3.74M shares per day and 4420500 over the past ten days. A total of 297.07M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 291.87M. Insiders hold about 1.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 110.58% stake in the company. Shares short for GPK as of 1756425600 were 22578984 with a Short Ratio of 6.04, compared to 1753920000 on 23321788. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22578984 and a Short% of Float of 9.8000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GPK is 0.43, from 0.42 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02157165. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.58. The current Payout Ratio is 18.55% for GPK, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-03 when the company split stock in a 9:5 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Graphic Packaging Holding Co (GPK) involves the perspectives of 9.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.53, with high estimates of $0.6 and low estimates of $0.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.16 and $1.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.07. EPS for the following year is $2.27, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $2.52 and $2.05.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.17B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $2.23B to a low estimate of $2.12B. As of the current estimate, Graphic Packaging Holding Co’s year-ago sales were $2.22BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.07B. There is a high estimate of $2.11B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $8.67B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $8.57B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.81BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $8.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $8.92B and the low estimate is $8.58B.
