Graphic Packaging Holding Co: (NYSE: GPK)

$7.93

-0.04 (-0.50%)

Volume 2,144,485

Jun 19 04:02 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 3-Hold

Zacks Rank	Definition	Annualized Return
#1	Strong Buy	26.6%
#2	Buy	18.71%
#3	Hold	10.12%
#4	Sell	4.32%
#5	Strong Sell	2.16%
S&P	500	9.93%

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            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		7.90 - 8.01
	
		52wk Low - High
		5.00 - 8.12
	
		Previous Close
		7.97
	
		Avg. Volume
		1,761,753
	
		Industry
		CONTNRS-PPR/PLS
	
		Market Cap
		2.77 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		2.18
	
		P/E (F1)
		16.36
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.49
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        10.12%
                                                                    
                                                                        #4
                                                                        Sell
                                                                        4.32%
                                                                    
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                                                                        2.16%
                                                                    
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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            P/E (F1)
                            16.36
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.96
                        
                            Current Year Est.
                            0.49
                        
                            Current Quarter Estimate
                            0.12
                        
                            Most Accurate Estimate
                            0.12
                        
                            Earnings ESP 
                            0.00%
                        
                            Next Earnings Report Date
                            07-25-2013
                        
                            EPS Last Year
                            0.42
                        
                            Expected Earnings Growth
                            17.00%
                        
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            Company Description
        
GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION, headquartered in Marietta, Georgia, is a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions for a wide variety of products to food, beverage and other consumer products companies. Graphic Packaging's customers include some of the most widely recognized companies in the world.   
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Earnings Estimates

	Current Qtr (06/2013)	Next Qtr (09/2013)	Current Year (12/2013)	Next Year (12/2014)
Average Estimate	0.12	0.14	0.49	0.59
Number of Estimates	7	6	7	7
Low Estimate	0.07	0.12	0.45	0.53
High Estimate	0.14	0.16	0.52	NA
Year Ago EPS	0.12	0.11	0.38	0.49
EPS Growth	-1.19%	30.30%	28.20%	21.70%

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Industry Analysis

Name	Symbol	Previous Close
GRAPHIC PKG HLD	GPK	7.97
APTARGROUP INC	ATR	57.34
BEMIS	BMS	40.13
BERRY PLASTICS	BERY	23.84
MEADWESTVACO CP	MWV	35.41
PACKAGING CORP	PKG	49.52
SEALED AIR CORP	SEE	24.64
SONOCO PRODUCTS	SON	35.62
UFP TECH INC	UFPT	19.78

Sector:Industrial Products>> Industry:CONTNRS-PPR/PLS

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

Owens-Illinois Reaches 52-Week High

May 22, 2013

MeadWestvaco Launches VersaPlast

May 21, 2013

Packaging Corporation Hikes Dividend

May 17, 2013

Sonoco Maintained at Neutral

May 14, 2013

Sealed Air's 1Q Earnings a Penny Short

May 01, 2013

MeadWestvaco's 1Q Earnings Miss Est.

Apr 30, 2013

AptarGroup's Earnings and Sales Lag

Apr 29, 2013

Bemis' Earnings Beat by a Penny

Apr 25, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.42
Sales	4,337
Net Income	140
Price/Earnings	18.98
Price/Book	2.77
Price/Cash Flow	6.55
Price/Sales	0.63

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News

Uptrend Call Working As Graphic Packaging Holding Stock Rises 47.4% (GPK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 19, 2013

Stock Investors Bid Up Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding, Up 1.5% - Financial News Network Online - Market Movers

Jun 18, 2013

Top 5 Companies in the Paper Packaging Industry with the Best Relative Performance (GPK, SEE, BMS, RKT, PKG) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 18, 2013

Boise Ranks the Highest in Terms of Beta in the Paper Packaging Industry (BZ, GPK, RKT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 13, 2013

Short-term Underperformance Detected in Shares of Rock-Tenn in the Paper Packaging Industry (RKT, PKG, SEE, BZ, GPK) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 13, 2013

Graphic Packaging Holding Has Returned 41.5% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (GPK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

Jun 12, 2013

Graphic Packaging Holding is Among the Companies in the Paper Packaging Industry With the Lowest PEG Ratio (GPK, UFPT, RKT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 12, 2013

Boise has the Lowest Price to Sales Ratio in the Paper Packaging Industry (BZ, SEE, GPK) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

Jun 11, 2013

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Broker Recommendations

Current ABR	1.33
ABR (Last Week)	1.33
# of recs in ABR	6
Average Target Price	8.53
Industry Rank by ABR	185 out of 265
Rank in Industry	1 out of 9

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Day Low - High	7.90 - 8.01
52wk Low - High	5.00 - 8.12
Previous Close	7.97
Avg. Volume	1,761,753
Industry	CONTNRS-PPR/PLS
Market Cap	2.77 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	2.18
P/E (F1)	16.36
Current Year Est.	0.49
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

P/E (F1)	16.36
PEG Ratio	0.96
Current Year Est.	0.49
Current Quarter Estimate	0.12
Most Accurate Estimate	0.12
Earnings ESP	0.00%
Next Earnings Report Date	07-25-2013
EPS Last Year	0.42
Expected Earnings Growth	17.00%

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Graphic Packaging Holding Co: (NYSE: GPK)

$7.93

-0.04 (-0.50%)

Volume 2,144,485

Jun 19 04:02 PM ET

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