What is Seaport Res Ptn's Forecast for PKG FY2025 Earnings?

Key Points

• Seaport Res Ptn forecasts Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) to post FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) of $10.25, slightly below the consensus estimate of $10.44.
• Analysts are divided on PKG's performance, with ratings ranging from "Strong Buy" to "Hold" and price targets varying from $205.00 to $262.00.
• Packaging Corporation of America recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share, representing an annual yield of 2.4% and a payout ratio of 49.90%.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, October 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $10.25 for the year. The consensus estimate for Packaging Corporation of America's current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Packaging Corporation of America's Q4 2025 earnings at $2.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $13.20 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $214.00 to $218.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday. Zacks Research raised Packaging Corporation of America from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 26th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $238.00 to $262.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Packaging Corporation of America in a report on Wednesday, September 24th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $242.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $245.00 to $205.00 in a report on Monday, June 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $229.17.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Performance

Packaging Corporation of America stock opened at $210.58 on Wednesday. Packaging Corporation of America has a 12-month low of $172.71 and a 12-month high of $250.82. The company has a market capitalization of $18.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 3.54 and a quick ratio of 2.32. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $208.37 and its 200 day moving average price is $198.12.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $2.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.44 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Packaging Corporation of America had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.20 earnings per share. Packaging Corporation of America has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 2.800-2.800 EPS.

Packaging Corporation of America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. Packaging Corporation of America's payout ratio is presently 49.90%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Packaging Corporation of America news, CEO Mark W. Kowlzan sold 25,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.97, for a total transaction of $5,399,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 437,378 shares in the company, valued at $94,460,526.66. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 1.6% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 11,204,307 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $2,111,452,000 after purchasing an additional 176,811 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,097,253 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $777,037,000 after buying an additional 43,141 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,351,323 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $631,557,000 after buying an additional 78,619 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 46.5% during the 1st quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,038,859 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $601,755,000 after buying an additional 964,085 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 108.4% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 2,363,617 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $468,045,000 after buying an additional 1,229,219 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company's stock.

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.

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