Legal & General Group Plc Makes New $4.75 Million Investment in Graphic Packaging Holding Company $GPK

Legal & General Group Plc bought a new position in shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE:GPK) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 449,515 shares of the industrial products company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,751,000. Legal & General Group Plc owned 0.15% of Graphic Packaging as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of GPK. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Graphic Packaging during the second quarter worth approximately $440,345,000. Eminence Capital LP lifted its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 67.5% during the 4th quarter. Eminence Capital LP now owns 12,811,941 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $192,948,000 after purchasing an additional 5,163,806 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in Graphic Packaging by 18.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 11,728,031 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $176,626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,824,110 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Graphic Packaging by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,877,303 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $149,808,000 after buying an additional 81,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Graphic Packaging by 503.6% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 8,693,765 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $130,928,000 after buying an additional 7,253,473 shares during the period. 99.67% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Graphic Packaging Stock Down 2.6%

Shares of GPK opened at $10.69 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.58, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.38. Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a 52 week low of $8.78 and a 52 week high of $21.71. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.20 and a beta of 0.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $11.12 and a 200-day moving average of $10.65.

Graphic Packaging (NYSE:GPK) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The industrial products company reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $2.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.18 billion. Graphic Packaging had a return on equity of 9.95% and a net margin of 2.25%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was down .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.42 EPS. Graphic Packaging has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.650-0.900 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Graphic Packaging Holding Company will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Graphic Packaging Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be issued a $0.11 dividend. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.1%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Graphic Packaging’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 66.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GPK has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research report on Monday, June 29th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $11.70 target price for the company. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Graphic Packaging from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. UBS Group raised their target price on Graphic Packaging from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, August 6th. Citigroup boosted their price target on Graphic Packaging from $10.00 to $11.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Graphic Packaging in a research note on Wednesday, June 24th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $11.14.

Graphic Packaging Company Profile

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a leading provider of sustainable paperboard packaging solutions, offering a broad portfolio of products designed for food, beverage and other consumer goods markets. The company specializes in the manufacture of containerboard, folding cartons and engineered fill materials, as well as beverage packaging systems including paperboard cups, carriers and related components.

Through a network of manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe and Latin America, Graphic Packaging serves a diverse customer base that includes major consumer packaged goods companies, quick-service restaurants and retail chains.