Graphic Pkg Hld: (NYSE: GPK)

$7.94

0.09 (1.15%)

Volume 1,719,130

May 17 04:02 PM ET

Zacks Rank: 2-Buy

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%

Overview Quote

            Stock Activity
        
		Day Low - High
		7.74 - 7.95
	
		52wk Low - High
		4.51 - 8.12
	
		Previous Close
		7.85
	
		Avg. Volume
		1,364,904
	
		Industry
		CONTNRS-PPR/PLS
	
		Market Cap
		2.76 B
	
		Div - Yield
		0.00 - 0.00
	
		Beta
		2.19
	
		PE (Forward)
		16.11
	
		Current Year Est.
		0.49
	
		Quarterly Earnings ESP 
		0.00%
	
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                                                                        Definition
                                                                        Annualized Return
                                                                    
                                                                        #1
                                                                        Strong Buy
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                                                                        #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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                Key Earnings Data
            
                            PE (Forward)
                            16.11
                        
                            PEG Ratio
                            0.95
                        
                            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	7.94
BEMIS	BMS	40.79
BERRY PLASTICS	BERY	21.25
UFP TECH INC	UFPT	19.67
APTARGROUP INC	ATR	57.07
MEADWESTVACO CP	MWV	35.77
PACKAGING CORP	PKG	49.83
SEALED AIR CORP	SEE	23.86
SONOCO PRODUCTS	SON	35.64

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

COMPARE TICKER vs. Its Peers

Zacks Commentary

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

Packaging Corporation's Earnings Zoom

Apr 23, 2013

MeadWestvaco Remains Neutral

Apr 22, 2013

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Financials

EPS TTM	0.42
Sales	4,337
Net Income	140
Price/Earnings	18.69
Price/Book	2.73
Price/Cash Flow	6.45
Price/Sales	0.62

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News

A Non-Cyclical Paper Stock Selling At A Discount To Peers - TheMotleyFool

May 16, 2013

Shares of Graphic Packaging Holding Have Risen Above Previous 52-Week High - Financial News Netwfork Online - 52-Week High-Lows

May 15, 2013

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

May 13, 2013

Graphic Packaging Holding Has Returned 43.0% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (GPK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 10, 2013

Graphic Packaging Holding Ranks the Lowest in Terms of PEG Ratio in the Paper Packaging Industry (GPK, UFPT, RKT) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 10, 2013

Top 3 Companies in the Paper Packaging Industry With the Lowest Price to Sales Ratio (BZ, SEE, GPK) - Financial News Network Online - News Corner

May 9, 2013

Graphic Packaging Holding Up 36.7% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (GPK) - Comtex Smartrend(R)

May 2, 2013

Before the Bell Scans of GPK, PKG, BLL, and BMS - Accesswire-Tnw

May 1, 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	35 out of 265
Rank in Industry	1 out of 9

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Day Low - High	7.74 - 7.95
52wk Low - High	4.51 - 8.12
Previous Close	7.85
Avg. Volume	1,364,904
Industry	CONTNRS-PPR/PLS
Market Cap	2.76 B
Div - Yield	0.00 - 0.00
Beta	2.19
PE (Forward)	16.11
Current Year Est.	0.49
Quarterly Earnings ESP	0.00%

PE (Forward)	16.11
PEG Ratio	0.95
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 Pkg Hld: (NYSE: GPK)

$7.94

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