The price of Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) closed at $27.83 in the last session, up 1.64% from day before closing price of $27.38. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.45 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3296062 shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GPK’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 52.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 1.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.02 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.73.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 12 ’24 when Farrell Michael James sold 28,080 shares for $27.29 per share. The transaction valued at 766,303 led to the insider holds 106,926 shares of the business.
Yost Joseph P sold 70,000 shares of GPK for $1,834,000 on Feb 27 ’24. The EVP & President, International now owns 205,231 shares after completing the transaction at $26.20 per share. On May 09 ’23, another insider, Scherger Stephen R., who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 160,492 shares for $25.81 each. As a result, the insider received 4,142,299 and left with 427,548 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 8.52B and an Enterprise Value of 13.98B. As of this moment, Graphic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.65. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.90 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.48 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.81.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GPK has reached a high of $27.56, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 25.65, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.70.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, GPK traded on average about 2.86M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.74M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 306.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 301.89M. Insiders hold about 1.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.30% stake in the company. Shares short for GPK as of Feb 29, 2024 were 11.72M with a Short Ratio of 4.10, compared to 12.56M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.83% and a Short% of Float of 3.87%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for GPK is 0.40, which was 0.40 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.46%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.44%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.75. The current Payout Ratio is 17.10% for GPK, which recently paid a dividend on Apr 05, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 14, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Jan 03, 2000 when the company split stock in a 9:5 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 10 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.63 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.67 and a low estimate of $0.57, while EPS last year was $0.77. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.72 and low estimates of $0.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.8 and $2.35 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.69. EPS for the following year is $2.9, with 9 analysts recommending between $3.1 and $2.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.38B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.47B to a low estimate of $2.29B. As of the current estimate, Graphic Packaging Holding Co’s year-ago sales were $2.44B, an estimated decrease of -2.20% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.43B, an increase of 1.60% over than the figure of -$2.20% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $2.49B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.35B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GPK’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.89B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.54B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $9.43B, up 1.20% from the average estimate. Based on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $9.75B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.37B and the low estimate is $8.6B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 2.20% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
