Graphic Packaging (GPK) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) is expected to issue its Q1 2025 quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, May 1st. Analysts expect the company to announce 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 released its earnings results on Tuesday, February 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.63 by ($0.04). The company had revenue of $2.10 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.15 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 25.96% and a net margin of 7.47%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 EPS. 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 Stock Up 1.4 %

NYSE:GPK opened at $25.37 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $7.66 billion, a PE ratio of 11.75, a P/E/G ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 0.80. Graphic Packaging has a twelve month low of $23.03 and a twelve month high of $30.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.71. The company’s 50 day moving average is $25.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.35.

Graphic Packaging Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on GPK. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on shares of Graphic Packaging from $36.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 5th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on 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 upgraded Graphic Packaging from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $24.00 to $27.00 in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Raymond James reduced their price objective on Graphic Packaging from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $30.00 price objective (down previously from $33.00) on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Graphic Packaging currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $30.89.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

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.