The stock of Graphic Packaging Holding Co (GPK) has gone up by 1.05% for the week, with a -0.93% drop in the past month and a 7.69% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.96% for GPK. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.07% for GPK’s stock, with a 8.10% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) is 12.76x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for GPK is 0.84. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for GPK is 296.33M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.77% of that float. On October 22, 2024, GPK’s average trading volume was 2.12M shares.
GPK) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE: GPK) has decreased by -0.90 when compared to last closing price of 30.10. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.05% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-10-18 that Graphic Packaging Holding Company remains a ‘buy’ despite recent revenue and profitability declines, as shares are attractively priced relative to similar firms. The company faced a 6.9% revenue decline due to pricing, volume, product mix changes, and divestitures, particularly in paperboard demand. Profitability metrics, including net income and EBITDA, have weakened, but disruptions are short-term, and long-term prospects remain solid.
Analysts’ Opinion of GPK
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GPK stocks, with Stifel repeating the rating for GPK by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for GPK in the upcoming period, according to Stifel is $35.20 based on the research report published on July 09, 2024 of the current year 2024.
GPK Trading at 2.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GPK to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.69% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.65%, as shares surge +2.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GPK rose by +1.05%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.99% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.23. In addition, Graphic Packaging Holding Co saw 21.01% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GPK starting from DOSS MICHAEL P, who sale 164,443 shares at the price of $28.21 back on Aug 08 ’24. After this action, DOSS MICHAEL P now owns 1,958,759 shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Co, valued at $4,638,937 using the latest closing price.
DOSS MICHAEL P, the President and CEO of Graphic Packaging Holding Co, sale 86,374 shares at $28.05 during a trade that took place back on Aug 07 ’24, which means that DOSS MICHAEL P is holding 2,123,202 shares at $2,422,791 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GPK
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for Graphic Packaging Holding Co stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.14. Equity return is now at value 27.41, with 6.69 for asset returns.
Based on Graphic Packaging Holding Co (GPK), the company’s capital structure generated 0.66 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.27.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.95 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.91. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 10.36for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.81. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.45.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Graphic Packaging Holding Co (GPK) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
