Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.800-2.800 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.885. The company issued revenue guidance of -.
Packaging Corporation of America Stock Up 0.2%
NYSE PKG traded up $0.49 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $206.42. 629,946 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 871,821. The company has a 50 day moving average of $195.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $200.74. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Packaging Corporation of America has a 52-week low of $172.71 and a 52-week high of $250.82. The firm has a market cap of $18.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.60, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 0.82.
Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $2.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.04. Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 20.36% and a net margin of 10.47%. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.18 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.20 EPS. Packaging Corporation of America's revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Packaging Corporation of America will post 10.44 earnings per share for the current year.
Packaging Corporation of America Dividend Announcement
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.42%. Packaging Corporation of America's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.30%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Truist Financial lowered their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $239.00 to $238.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group cut Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $245.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Wall Street Zen cut Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 10th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $197.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $213.40.
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Institutional Trading of Packaging Corporation of America
Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 538.6% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,303 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,248,000 after purchasing an additional 5,316 shares during the period. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its position in Packaging Corporation of America by 73.5% during the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,956 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $585,000 after acquiring an additional 1,252 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Packaging Corporation of America by 40.4% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 198 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. 89.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
About Packaging Corporation of America
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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.
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