69,757 Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK Shares Purchased by Inspire Investing LLC

Inspire Investing LLC lifted its position in Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) by 290,654.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 69,781 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after acquiring an additional 69,757 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in Graphic Packaging were worth $632,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in GPK. BlackRock Inc. bought a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging during the second quarter valued at about $440,345,000. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC grew its position in Graphic Packaging by 6,288.6% in the 1st quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC now owns 8,481,670 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $84,308,000 after purchasing an additional 8,348,907 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in Graphic Packaging in the 2nd quarter worth about $45,266,000. Maple Rock Capital Partners Inc. bought a new stake in Graphic Packaging in the 2nd quarter worth about $43,335,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its stake in Graphic Packaging by 323.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 2,863,216 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $25,912,000 after buying an additional 2,187,139 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.67% of the company’s stock.

Graphic Packaging Price Performance

GPK opened at $8.96 on Friday. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a fifty-two week low of $8.15 and a fifty-two week high of $17.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.47 and a 200 day moving average of $10.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.38. The firm has a market cap of $2.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.58 and a beta of 0.66.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a net margin of 2.25% and a return on equity of 9.95%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.42 earnings per share. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.69 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Citigroup dropped their target price on shares of Graphic Packaging from $13.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. UBS Group reduced their target price on Graphic Packaging from $12.00 to $9.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 5th. Bank of America decreased their price target on Graphic Packaging from $14.00 to $13.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 11th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a report on Monday, September 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 19th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $10.29.

About Graphic Packaging

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, through its subsidiary Graphic Packaging International, develops and manufactures fiber-based packaging products for consumer goods companies. Its offerings include paperboard folding cartons, beverage carriers, cups, foodservice packaging, and other packaging solutions designed for products sold in grocery, foodservice, beverage, and household markets.

The company serves brand owners and manufacturers across a range of end markets, including food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, and foodservice.