In the latest session, Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) closed at $25.48 down -1.81% from its previous closing price of $25.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3363720 shares were traded. GPK stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.44.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Graphic Packaging Holding Co’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 48.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.94. 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:
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 Feb 27 when Yost Joseph P sold 70,000 shares for $26.20 per share. The transaction valued at 1,834,000 led to the insider holds 205,231 shares of the business.
Scherger Stephen R. sold 160,492 shares of GPK for $4,142,299 on May 09. The EVP and CFO now owns 427,548 shares after completing the transaction at $25.81 per share.
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 7.80B and an Enterprise Value of 13.26B. As of this moment, Graphic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.44. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.41 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.41.
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 25.37, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.66.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, GPK has traded an average of 2.88M shares per day and 3.39M over the past ten days. A total of 306.06M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 301.82M. Insiders hold about 1.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 102.30% stake in the company. Shares short for GPK as of Feb 15, 2024 were 12.06M with a Short Ratio of 4.20, compared to 13.52M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.94% and a Short% of Float of 3.99%.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for GPK is 0.40, from 0.40 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.54%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.57%. 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
There are 10 different market analysts currently analyzing its stock. 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
A total of 10 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $2.38B this quarter.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.
