Graphic Packaging Stock Options

GPK Stock  USD 27.93  0.28  1.01%   
Graphic Packaging's latest option contracts expiring on March 21st 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.62 with a put-to-call open interest ratio of 0.59 over 18 outstanding agreements suggesting investors are buying more calls than puts on contracts expiring on March 21st 2025.

Open Interest Against March 21st 2025 Option Contracts

The chart above shows Graphic Packaging's distribution of open interest by maturity on contracts that have not yet been settled. The area between the two highest points is the projection of the price at expiration. Graphic Packaging's open interest chart also provides vital information regarding the liquidity of an option. If there is no open interest for Graphic Packaging's option, there is no secondary market available for investors to trade.

Graphic Packaging Maximum Pain Price Across 2025-03-21 Option Contracts

Graphic Packaging's max pain occurs when market makers reach a net positive position across all options at a strike price where option holders stand to lose the most money. By contrast, option sellers may reap the most after selling more options than buying, causing them to expire worthless.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Graphic Packaging

Analyzing Graphic Packaging's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Graphic Packaging regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Graphic Packaging's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Graphic Packaging's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Graphic Packaging's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.

Graphic Packaging Holding In The Money Call Balance

When Graphic Packaging's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Graphic Packaging Holding stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Graphic Packaging's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Graphic Packaging Holding are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Graphic Current Options Market Mood

Graphic Packaging's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Graphic Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Open Interest

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Graphic Packaging's options investors are not very successful. Graphic Packaging's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Graphic contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Graphic Packaging Holding will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0388% per day over the life of the 2025-03-21 option contract. With Graphic Packaging trading at USD 27.93, that is roughly USD 0.0108. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Graphic Packaging's daily price movement you should consider buying Graphic Packaging Holding options at the current volatility level of 0.62%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Graphic Packaging options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Graphic calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Graphic Packaging Holding stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Graphic Packaging Option Chain

When Graphic Packaging's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Graphic Packaging Holding stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Graphic Packaging's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Graphic. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Graphic. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Graphic Packaging against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
GPK250321C00015000015.012.6 - 14.012.6In
Call
GPK250321C00017500017.510.1 - 12.610.1In
Call
GPK250321C00020000020.07.4 - 8.77.4In
Call
GPK250321C00022500222.55.4 - 6.06.32In
Call
GPK250321C000250002725.02.7 - 3.86.3In
Call
GPK250321C000300006830.00.4 - 0.60.41Out
Call
GPK250321C0003500059335.00.0 - 0.10.1Out
Call
GPK250321C00040000040.00.0 - 1.751.75Out
Call
GPK250321C00045000045.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GPK250321P00015000015.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GPK250321P00017500017.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GPK250321P00020000120.00.0 - 0.250.1Out
 Put
GPK250321P00022500022.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GPK250321P0002500028025.00.2 - 0.450.75Out
 Put
GPK250321P0003000012530.02.1 - 2.53.28In
 Put
GPK250321P00035000035.06.6 - 7.96.68In
 Put
GPK250321P00040000040.011.7 - 13.311.7In
 Put
GPK250321P00045000045.016.8 - 18.216.8In

Graphic Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

3.36 Billion

At this time, Graphic Packaging's Total Stockholder Equity is quite stable compared to the past year.

Graphic Packaging Corporate Directors

Lynn WentworthIndependent DirectorProfile
Mary RhinehartIndependent DirectorProfile
Larry VenturelliIndependent DirectorProfile
Laurie BrlasIndependent DirectorProfile
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Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0)
Dividend Share
0.4
Earnings Share
2.34
Revenue Per Share
29.325
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.06)
The market value of Graphic Packaging Holding is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Graphic that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Graphic Packaging's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Graphic Packaging's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Graphic Packaging's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Graphic Packaging's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Graphic Packaging's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Graphic Packaging is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Graphic Packaging's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.