Graphic Holding Holding Company (GPK):
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) resolved with a -1.5% change that pushed the price to $ 11.81 per share in the recently concluded trading session Monday. The last trading activity showed that the price of the shares is 17.63% less than its minimum of 52 weeks and recorded a decrease of -29.45% compared to the maximum published in the last 52-week period. The Company has maintained 304.15 million floating shares and holds in its portfolio no. 310.8 million shares.
The profit per share of the company shows a growth of -25.80% for the current year and is expected to achieve a profit growth for the next year at 15.52%. The analyst predicted a growth of ESP for the next 5 years to 14.36%. The EPS growth rate of the company in the last five years was 11.20%. The rate of earnings growth for the next few years is an important measure for investors wishing to hold a stock for several years. The company's earnings usually have a direct relationship with the price of the company's shares. The stock recorded sales growth of 0.30% over the last 5 years. The quarter of growth of EPS in the quarter is 99.00% and the quarter of sales growth in the quarter is 34.50%.
The price of the shares has been moved -20.20% from the maximum of 50 days and 17.63% from the minimum of 50 days. Analyze the consensus score of 1.6. For the next one-year period, the average of the individual price target estimates reported by sell-side analysts is $ 15.45.
As profitability was taken into account, the company profit margin was 6.2% and the operating margin was 7.7%. The company maintained a gross margin of 15.80%. The Insiders property is 0.66%. The company maintained its return on investment (ROI) at 7.10% compared to the previous 12 months and was able to maintain the return on invested capital (ROA) at 5.30% in the last twelve months. Return on equity (ROE) registered at 21.40%.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) the recent trading volume of the shares is equal to 4126140 shares with respect to the average volume of 4953.34 thousand shares. The relative volume observed at 0.84.
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The current ratio of 1.7 is used primarily to give an idea of a company's ability to repay its liabilities (debts and payables) with its assets (cash, negotiable securities, inventories, credits). As such, the current relationship can be used to make a rough estimate of a company's financial health. The quick ratio of 0.8 is a measure of a company's ability to meet its short-term financial liabilities with fast assets (cash and cash equivalents, short-term marketable securities and credits). The greater the relationship, the greater the financial security of a company in the short term. A common rule of thumb is that companies with a rapid ratio above 1.0 are sufficiently able to meet their short-term liabilities.
Long-term debt / equity shows a value of 1.61 with a total debt / equity of 1.64. It provides investors with the idea of the company's leverage, measured by dividing total liabilities from shareholders' equity. It also illustrates the debt that the company is using to finance its assets in relation to the value represented in equity.
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Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) stocks increased by 1.49% compared to the 20-day moving average, showing a short-term stock movement. It fell -4.05% below the simple 50-day moving average. This is showing a pessimistic medium-term trend based on SMA 50. The share price went underground -16.61% compared to the 200-day moving average which identified a long-term negative trend.
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