Graphic Packaging (GPK) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) is expected to post its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings results before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect Graphic Packaging to post earnings of $0.56 per share and revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2025 guidance at 2.480-2.730 EPS and its FY25 guidance at $2.53-2.78 EPS.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.04). Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 25.96% and a net margin of 7.47%. The business had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging’s quarterly revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Graphic Packaging to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of GPK stock opened at $25.37 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. Graphic Packaging has a 12-month low of $23.03 and a 12-month high of $30.70. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $25.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.35. The firm has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.80.

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Saturday, April 5th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, March 15th were issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This is a boost from Graphic Packaging’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio is 20.37%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, February 5th. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $30.00 to $28.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company raised shares of Graphic Packaging from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the stock from $24.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price target (down from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Raymond James decreased their price objective on shares of Graphic Packaging from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.89.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, produces, and sells consumer packaging products to brands in food, beverage, foodservice, household, and other consumer products. It operates through three segments: Paperboard Manufacturing, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging.