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Graphic Packaging (GPK): analyst forecast and price target

$8.57 −1.83% close 16.10.26 · market cap $2.4B · Consumercyclical · Packaging & Containers
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Hold

0 Buy2 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 2 analysts in the last 3 months · top analysts only

12-month forecast

$10.45+21.9% upside

Based on 2 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $10.45, the highest $11.90, the lowest $9.00. The average is +21.9% from the last price of $8.57.

$10.00$12.50$15.00$17.50Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$11.90Average$10.45Low$9.00
Highest target $11.90 Average target $10.45 Lowest target $9.00
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Arun Viswanathan★★★★★★★★★★#4725 · hits 54% · avg +1.5% RBC Capital $10.00 → $9.00−10.0% Hold +5.0% Reiterated 13.10.26on TipRanks 08:02 +2.0%next day +0.8%
Michael Roxland★★★★★★★★★★#2315 · hits 57% · avg +5.0% Truist Financial $11.00 → $9.00−18.2% Hold +5.0% Reiterated 12.10.26on TipRanks 07:35 −1.3%next day +2.0%
Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★#4016 · hits 57% · avg +2.6% Wells Fargo $10.00 Sell +16.7% Reiterated 07.10.26on TipRanks 17:10 +1.1%next day −3.3% · 5 days +2.0%
Anojja Shah★★★★★★★★★★#9062 · hits 38% · avg −1.6% UBS $12.00 → $9.50−20.8% Hold +10.9% Reiterated 05.10.26on TipRanks 06:05 −2.6%next day −0.5% · 5 days −4.7%
Anthony Pettinari★★★★★★★★★★#445 · hits 61% · avg +13.3% Citi $13.00 → $9.00−30.8% Hold +5.0% Reiterated 02.10.26on TipRanks 08:20 −2.7%next day −2.6% · 5 days −6.1%
Arun Viswanathan★★★★★★★★★★#4725 · hits 54% · avg +1.5% RBC Capital $11.00 → $10.00−9.1% Hold +16.7% Reiterated 29.09.26on TipRanks Sep 30 07:10 −0.2%next day −1.5% · 5 days −8.5%
Detlef Winckelmann★★★★★★★★★★#4134 · hits 57% · avg +4.9% J.P. Morgan $12.50 → $11.50−8.0% Buy +34.2% Upgrade 23.09.26on TipRanks 04:35 +1.7%next day −3.2% · 5 days −5.6%
Michael Roxland★★★★★★★★★★#2315 · hits 57% · avg +5.0% Truist Financial $11.00 Hold +28.4% Reiterated 18.09.26on TipRanks 07:30 −5.5%next day −2.2% · 5 days −0.5%
George Staphos★★★★★★★★★★#3138 · hits 49% · avg +3.4% Bank of America Securities $14.00 → $13.00−7.1% Hold +51.7% Reiterated 11.09.26on TipRanks 06:55 +0.3%next day +0.7% · 5 days −0.8%
Anojja Shah★★★★★★★★★★#9062 · hits 38% · avg −1.6% UBS $11.00 → $12.00+9.1% Hold +40.0% Reiterated 06.08.26on TipRanks 08:45 −0.1%next day +1.3% · 5 days −1.5%
Hillary Cacanando★★★★★★★★★★#919 · hits 80% · avg +29.8% Deutsche Bank $11.10 → $11.90+7.2% Hold +38.9% Reiterated 05.08.26on TipRanks 09:25 +0.3%next day −0.1% · 5 days −2.1%
Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★#4016 · hits 57% · avg +2.6% Wells Fargo $8.00 → $9.00+12.5% Sell +5.0% Assigned 17.07.26on TipRanks Jul 15 06:00 +1.2%next day +6.5% · 5 days +6.8%
Matt Roberts★★★★★★★★★★#8780 · hits 48% · avg −0.2% Raymond James — Sell — Reiterated 06.05.26on TipRanks May 7 05:30 +3.0%next day −1.2% · 5 days −13.7%
Ghansham Panjabi★★★★★★★★★★#1720 · hits 57% · avg +5.3% Robert W. Baird $15.00 → $13.00−13.3% Hold +51.7% Reiterated 06.05.26on TipRanks 07:10 +3.0%next day −1.2% · 5 days −13.7%
Mark Weintraub★★★★★★★★★★#2578 · hits 63% · avg +8.7% Seaport Global $22.00 Buy +156.7% Reiterated 08.02.26on TipRanks 09:35 −0.3%next day +1.0% · 5 days −5.3%

Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst

Best analysts covering Graphic Packaging

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Mark Weintraub★★★★★★★★★★Seaport Global · #2578
Hits 63%59 of 94 Average return +8.7%
1 year Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #4016
Hits 57%159 of 279 Average return +2.6%
2 years Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #4016
Hits 57%159 of 279 Average return +2.6%

Most profitable

3 months Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #4016
Hits 57%159 of 279 Average return +2.6%
1 year Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #4016
Hits 57%159 of 279 Average return +2.6%
2 years Gabrial Hajde★★★★★★★★★★Wells Fargo · #4016
Hits 57%159 of 279 Average return +2.6%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 02.10.26: target $10.93 at a price of $8.96 (+21.9%); now: $10.36 at $8.57 (+20.9%).

$9.00$10.00$11.00Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$10.45Average target$10.36Price$8.57

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend · top analysts

02462Oct 2513Nov22Dec23Jan 26114Feb15Mar14Apr4May3Jun2Jul2Aug2Sep3Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

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Hold432223
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Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 03.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.23 (from $0.19 to $0.27). Last quarter: $0.14.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $2.2B (from $2.0B to $2.2B). Last quarter: $2.2B.

Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Consumercyclical

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About Graphic Packaging
  • CEO: Robbert E. Rietbroek
  • Employees: 23,000
  • 1500 Riveredge Parkway, Atlanta, GA, 30328, US
  • www.graphicpkg.com

Graphic Packaging Holding Company, along with its subsidiaries, provides extensive fiber-based packaging solutions for clients across the food, beverage, foodservice, and broader consumer product industries. The company's operations are divided into three principal segments: Paperboard Mills, Americas Paperboard Packaging, and Europe Paperboard Packaging. It supplies key paperboard grades like coated unbleached kraft (CUK), coated recycled paperboard (CRB), and solid bleached sulfate paperboard (SBS) to various paperboard packaging converters and brokers. Furthermore, it produces ready-to-use paperboard packaging products such as folding cartons, cups, lids, and food containers, primarily serving consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, quick-service restaurants, and other foodservice providers. A notable offering includes barrier packaging designed to protect contents from adverse factors like moisture, temperature fluctuations, grease, oil, oxygen, sunlight, and pests. The firm also develops intricate laminated, coated, and printed packaging structures, utilizing its CUK, CRB, and SBS materials alongside other paperboard grades obtained from third-party suppliers. Beyond materials and finished goods, Graphic Packaging designs and manufactures specialized machinery for packaging bottles, cans, and various non-beverage consumer items. This comprehensive service includes installing these machines at customer sites and providing continuous support, maintenance, and performance monitoring. The company distributes its products globally, reaching the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific through its sales offices and established broker networks. Graphic Packaging Holding Company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

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