{"id":5448,"date":"2026-05-13T22:04:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=d20598864904c869c9d3dde0e813ef7d"},"modified":"2026-05-13T22:04:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T20:04:00","slug":"law-offices-of-howard-g-smith-encourages-graphic-packaging-holding-company-gpk-shareholders-to-inquire-about-securities-fraud-class-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=5448","title":{"rendered":"Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Encourages Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) Shareholders To Inquire About Securities Fraud Class Action"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased\u00a0Graphic Packaging Holding Company (\u201cGraphic Packaging\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) (NYSE:\u00a0GPK<\/a>) securities between February 4, 2025 and February 2, 2026<\/b>, inclusive (the \u201cClass Period\u201d).\u00a0Graphic Packaging investors have until July 6, 2026\u00a0<\/b>to file a lead plaintiff motion.<\/p>

IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR WHO SUFFERED A LOSS IN GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING COMPANY (GPK),\u00a0CONTACT THE LAW OFFICES OF HOWARD G. SMITH\u00a0TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ONGOING SECURITIES FRAUD LAWSUIT.<\/b><\/p>

Contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss your legal rights by\u00a0email at\u00a0howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>, by\u00a0telephone at (215) 638-4847 or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>

What Happened?<\/b><\/p>

On May 1, 2025, Graphic Packaging released its first quarter 2025 financial results, reporting non-GAAP EPS of $0.51, missing consensus estimates by $0.07, and revenue of $2.12 billion, representing a 6.2% year-over-year decline, and missing consensus estimates by $10 million. Further, the Company significantly lowered its previously issued 2025 guidance due to \u201can expectation of a 2% volume decline and $80 million of input cost inflation at the midpoint\u201d, as well as \u201chigher macroeconomic and consumer spending uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>

On this news, Graphic Packaging\u2019s stock price fell $3.94, or 15.6%, to close at $21.37 per share on May 1, 2025, thereby injuring investors.<\/p>

Then, on December 8, 2025, Graphic Packaging disclosed that it planned to \u201caccelerate certain inventory reduction plans into the fourth quarter that were originally planned for 2026\u201d, and that \u201c[p]roduction curtailment is expected to impact fourth quarter operating results by $15 million.\u201d The Company also further lowered its 2025 guidance. The same day, the Company also announced that its President and CEO had \u201cmutually agreed with [its] Board of Directors to step down from his role.\u201d<\/p>

On this news, Graphic Packaging\u2019s stock price fell $1.35, or 8.7%, to close at $14.23 per share on December 9, 2025.<\/p>

Then, on February 3, 2026, Graphic Packaging released its fourth quarter and full year 2025 financial results, missing consensus estimates due to lower volumes, increased costs, and inventory reduction.<\/p>

On this news, Graphic Packaging\u2019s stock price fell $2.36, or 16%, to close at $12.42 per share on February 3, 2026, thereby injuring investors further.<\/p>

What Is The Lawsuit About?<\/b><\/p>

The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and\/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company\u2019s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Graphic Packaging was experiencing, inter alia, significant inventory management issues, as well as significantly reduced demand and volumes and increased costs; (2) Defendants downplayed the true scope and severity of the foregoing issues, which were likely to, and did, have a material negative impact on the Company\u2019s business and financial results; (3) Defendants likewise overstated the strength and sustainability of the Company\u2019s business model and operations, as well as its ability to weather ongoing macroeconomic headwinds; (4) accordingly, the Company\u2019s previously issued FY 2025 financial guidance was unreliable and\/or unrealistic; and (5) as a result, Defendants\u2019 positive statements about the Company\u2019s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and\/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.<\/p>

Contact Us To Participate or Learn More:<\/b>If you purchased\u00a0Graphic Packaging\u00a0securities, have information or would like to learn more about these claims, or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact us:Law Offices of Howard G. Smith,3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112,Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020,Telephone: (215) 638-4847Email:\u00a0howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>,Visit our website at: www.howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>.<\/p>

This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.<\/p> Contacts<\/b>

Law Offices of Howard G. SmithHoward G. Smith, Esquire215-638-4847howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com<\/a>www.howardsmithlaw.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased\u00a0Graphic Packaging Holding Company (\u201cGraphic Packaging\u201d or the \u201cCompany\u201d) (NYSE:\u00a0GPK) securities bet…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5448","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5448"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5448\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5449,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5448\/revisions\/5449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5448"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5448"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5448"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}