Zacks Research Has Optimistic Outlook of PKG Q3 Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.86 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.84. The consensus estimate for Packaging Corporation of America's current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Corporation of America's FY2025 earnings at $10.20 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.71 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.81 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.58 EPS.

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

Packaging Corporation of America Trading Up 0.7%

PKG traded up $1.38 on Wednesday, reaching $204.15. 738,306 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 745,704. The company has a quick ratio of 2.15, a current ratio of 3.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The company has a market cap of $18.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.82. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $191.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $202.48. Packaging Corporation of America has a one year low of $172.72 and a one year high of $250.82.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.21 by $0.10. Packaging Corporation of America had a net margin of 10.09% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion.

Packaging Corporation of America Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.45%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. Packaging Corporation of America's payout ratio is currently 52.30%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Clearstead Trust LLC grew its position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 118.6% in the 1st quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 129 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 72.2% in the 2nd quarter. Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC now owns 136 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 86.4% in the 1st quarter. TCTC Holdings LLC now owns 151 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Alpine Bank Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America in the 1st quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew 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 purchasing an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.78% of the company's stock.

About Packaging Corporation 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.