Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Graphic Packaging Holding Company before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price such as:

• Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s current stock price and volume
• Why Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for GPK from analysts
• GPK’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK)

Before we jump into Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is a provider of fiber-based packaging solutions for a variety of products to food, beverage, food service and other consumer products companies. Its segments include Paperboard Mills, Americas Paperboard Packaging and Europe Paperboard Packaging. The Paperboard Mills segment includes over seven North American paperboard mills that produce primarily solid bleached sulfate, coated unbleached kraft and coated recycled board. Americas Paperboard Packaging segment includes paperboard packaging, primarily folding cartons, sold to consumer-packaged goods (CPG) companies, and cups, lids and food containers sold to food service companies and quick-service restaurants serving the food, beverage, and consumer product markets in the Americas. The Europe Paperboard Packaging segment includes paperboard packaging, primarily folding cartons, sold to CPG companies serving the food, beverage and consumer product markets including healthcare and beauty in Europe.

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Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of February 21, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price was $26.22.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company is up 5.98% from its previous closing price of $24.74.

During the last market session, Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock traded between $23.47 and $24.77. Currently, there are 308.30 million shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Company stock available for purchase.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 11.2, which is low compared to the Paper Packaging industry median of 11.7. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company Stock Price History

Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s (GPK) price is currently up 2.78% so far this month.

During the month of February, Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price has reached a high of $26.25 and a low of $23.47.

Over the last year, Graphic Packaging Holding Company has hit prices as high as $27.56 and as low as $20.07. Year to date, Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock is up 17.84%.

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What Caused Graphic Packaging Holding Company Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of February 20, 2024, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock and 2 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Graphic Packaging Holding Company

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of February 20, 2024, Graphic Packaging Holding Company has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -2.17%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 64 and is considered to be Strong.

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Graphic Packaging Holding Company Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of February 21, 2024, Graphic Packaging Holding Company’s stock price is $26.22, which is up 5.98% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Graphic Packaging Holding Company stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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