A share price of Graphic Packaging Holding Co [GPK] is currently trading at $27.17, up 1.27%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The GPK shares have gain 2.76% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -7.55%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE: GPK] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and also boosted its price target to $27 from $24. Previously, Citigroup downgraded its rating to Neutral on January 06, 2025, and dropped its price target to $30. On October 30, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold. Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $35.20 on July 09, 2024. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on October 31, 2023.
Graphic Packaging Holding Co experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $23.47 and $30.70. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $34 within the next 12 months. Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE: GPK] shares were valued at $27.17 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 25.14% based on the average GPK price forecast.
Analyzing the GPK fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE:GPK] were 8.96B which represents -5.66% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.23% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.1%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.08%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.25 and Total Capital is 0.13. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.8.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 26.90 points at the first support level, and at 26.64 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 27.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 27.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Graphic Packaging Holding Co [NYSE:GPK] is 1.73. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.72 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.07. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.91, the price to book ratio is 2.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.64.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Lischer Charles D, SVP & CAO, that happened on Nov 25 ’24 when 12000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Lischer Charles D completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to buy 12000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Mills Division Farrell Michael James sold 25900.0 shares on Nov 06 ’24.
