Seaport Res Ptn Brokers Lower Earnings Estimates for PKG

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Packaging Corporation of America in a research report issued on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $3.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $3.05. The consensus estimate for Packaging Corporation of America's current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.10. Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 10.09%. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.12 billion.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the company. Truist Financial boosted their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $237.00 to $239.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $245.00 to $205.00 in a report on Monday, June 16th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "equal weight" rating and issued a $180.00 price objective (down from $205.00) on shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, April 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $213.80.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:PKG traded up $1.38 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $204.15. The company's stock had a trading volume of 738,306 shares, compared to its average volume of 746,646. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.28. The company has a market capitalization of $18.37 billion, a PE ratio of 21.35, a PEG ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 0.82. Packaging Corporation of America has a fifty-two week low of $172.72 and a fifty-two week high of $250.82. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $191.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $202.49.

Packaging Corporation of America Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Packaging Corporation of America's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 52.30%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PKG. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,423,715 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,571,821,000 after acquiring an additional 133,575 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 6.6% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,272,704 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $648,061,000 after purchasing an additional 202,755 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 46.5% in the first quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,038,859 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $601,755,000 after purchasing an additional 964,085 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,366,723 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $531,540,000 after purchasing an additional 29,427 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 108.4% in the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,363,617 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $468,045,000 after purchasing an additional 1,229,219 shares in the last quarter. 89.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Packaging Corporation of America Company Profile

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.