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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
$76.59
+1.3%
$78.39
$68.39
$91.97
$17.06B11.42 million shs819,924 shs
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
$196.45
+0.8%
$196.64
$172.71
$250.82
$17.53B0.85676,521 shs440,660 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
+1.31%+1.40%-5.28%-2.93%+4.76%
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
+0.83%+2.67%-3.77%+8.28%+1.57%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
4.4279 of 5 stars
3.00.03.30.03.41.73.8
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
4.6121 of 5 stars
2.35.02.52.43.51.72.5
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
1.90
Reduce$86.7013.20% Upside
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
2.50
Moderate Buy$215.409.65% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NSF, MCL, PKG, and PFG Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/4/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$90.00 ➝ $88.00
7/30/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Lower Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$73.00 ➝ $72.00
7/29/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$85.00 ➝ $87.00
7/29/2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$210.00 ➝ $220.00
7/25/2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Citigroup
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$197.00 ➝ $214.00
7/25/2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$239.00 ➝ $238.00
7/14/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingUnderweight ➝ Underweight$71.00 ➝ $75.00
7/10/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$69.00 ➝ $73.00
7/10/2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$180.00 ➝ $200.00
7/9/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Boost Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$87.00 ➝ $90.00
7/9/2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
UBS Group
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$200.00 ➝ $210.00
(Data available from 8/9/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
$15.13B1.13$9.68 per share7.91$49.35 per share1.55
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
$8.38B2.11$15.07 per share13.04$49.04 per share4.01
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
$1.57B$4.9711.478.240.769.74%14.68%0.52%N/A
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
$805.10M$10.0219.6117.222.2910.47%20.36%10.10%10/28/2025 (Estimated)

Latest NSF, MCL, PKG, and PFG Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/28/2025N/A
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
$1.97$2.16+$0.19N/AN/AN/A
7/23/2025Q2 2025
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
$2.44$2.48+$0.04$2.67$2.18 billion$2.17 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
$3.124.07%N/A62.78%2 Years
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
$5.002.55%N/A49.90%N/A

Latest NSF, MCL, PKG, and PFG Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/25/2025
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
quarterly$0.783.88%9/4/20259/4/20259/26/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
0.36
0.29
0.30
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
0.55
3.28
2.15

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
75.08%
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
89.78%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
1.08%
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
1.50%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Principal Financial Group, Inc. stock logo
PFG
Principal Financial Group
19,300222.77 million226.30 millionOptionable
Packaging Corporation of America stock logo
PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
15,40089.98 million88.63 millionOptionable

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Principal Financial Group stock logo

Principal Financial Group NYSE:PFG

$76.59 +0.99 (+1.31%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$76.74 +0.15 (+0.20%)
As of 08/8/2025 07:10 PM Eastern
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Principal Financial Group, Inc. provides retirement, asset management, and insurance products and services to businesses, individuals, and institutional clients worldwide. The company operates through Retirement and Income Solutions, Principal Asset Management, and Benefits and Protection segments. The Retirement and Income Solutions segment provides retirement, and related financial products and services. It offers products and services for defined contribution plans, including 401(k) and 403(b) plans, defined benefit plans, nonqualified executive benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans, equity compensation, and pension risk transfer services; individual retirement accounts; investment only products; and mutual funds, individual variable annuities, registered index-linked annuities, and bank products, as well as trust and custody services. The Principal Asset Management segment provides equity, fixed income, real estate, and other alternative investments, as well as asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. It also offers pension accumulation products and services, mutual funds, asset management, income annuities, and life insurance accumulation products, as well as voluntary savings plans in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Asia, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, and Southeast Asia. The Benefits and Protection segment provides specialty benefits, such as group dental and vision insurance, group life insurance, and group and individual disability insurance, as well as administers group dental, disability, and vision benefits; and individual life insurance products comprising universal, variable universal, indexed universal, and term life insurance products. It also offers insurance solutions for small and medium-sized businesses and their owners, as well as employees. Principal Financial Group, Inc. was founded in 1879 and is based in Des Moines, Iowa.

Packaging Corporation of America stock logo

Packaging Corporation of America NYSE:PKG

$196.45 +1.59 (+0.82%)
Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$196.82 +0.37 (+0.19%)
As of 08/8/2025 07:52 PM Eastern
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Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.