Seaport Res Ptn Has Pessimistic View of PKG Q3 Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Packaging Corporation of America in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects 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 data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.12 billion.

Several other analysts also recently commented on PKG. Truist Financial increased their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $237.00 to $239.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, April 6th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $245.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $217.80.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of Packaging Corporation of America stock traded down $2.18 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $205.06. The company's stock had a trading volume of 71,392 shares, compared to its average volume of 744,884. The company has a market capitalization of $18.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.44, a P/E/G ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.82. Packaging Corporation of America has a one year low of $172.72 and a one year high of $250.82. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $192.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $202.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.28.

Institutional Trading of Packaging Corporation of America

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC purchased a new position in Packaging Corporation of America in the second quarter valued at approximately $221,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 377.1% in the 2nd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 262,203 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $49,412,000 after acquiring an additional 207,244 shares during the last quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd increased its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 16,352 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $3,082,000 after acquiring an additional 1,876 shares during the last quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division purchased a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America in the 2nd quarter worth about $205,000. Finally, Baader Bank Aktiengesellschaft purchased a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America in the 2nd quarter worth about $371,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.78% of the company's stock.

Packaging Corporation of America Dividend Announcement

The business 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 dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.44%. Packaging Corporation of America's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.30%.

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.