Zacks Research Analysts Increase Earnings Estimates for PKG

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Packaging Co. of America in a research note issued on Tuesday, May 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.62 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.61. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America's current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Co. of America's FY2027 earnings at $11.55 EPS.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.10. Packaging Co. of America had a net margin of 9.60% and a return on equity of 19.67%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.12 billion.

Several other equities research analysts have also commented on the company. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Packaging Co. of America from $265.00 to $238.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. StockNews.com cut Packaging Co. of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, April 6th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $209.00 to $205.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Finally, Seaport Res Ptn upgraded shares of Packaging Co. of America from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $231.60.

Packaging Co. of America Stock Performance

NYSE PKG opened at $180.09 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $16.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.17, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.85. Packaging Co. of America has a 12-month low of $172.72 and a 12-month high of $250.82. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $191.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $216.18. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Packaging Co. of America Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.78%. Packaging Co. of America's payout ratio is presently 52.30%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Co. of America

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in Packaging Co. of America in the 1st quarter worth about $40,000. Federated Hermes Inc. raised its holdings in Packaging Co. of America by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 521 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $103,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 86.4% during the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 151 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 5.9% in the first quarter. Fielder Capital Group LLC now owns 1,279 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $253,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 4.8% in the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 10,919 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $2,162,000 after purchasing an additional 496 shares during the last quarter. 89.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About Packaging Co. of America

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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