Zacks Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for PKG

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will earn $2.62 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.63. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $2.46 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.63 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.87 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $10.91 EPS.

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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $2.14 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.12 billion. Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 10.09%.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Truist Financial increased their price target 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. UBS Group upped their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $245.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, April 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Packaging Corporation of America currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $217.80.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE PKG traded up $3.18 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $207.26. 655,322 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 747,539. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $191.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $202.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.68, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 2.15 and a current ratio of 3.28. Packaging Corporation of America has a one year low of $172.72 and a one year high of $250.82.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 79.0% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 666 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 294 shares during the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,084 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 192 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 54.6% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 416 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $94,000 after acquiring an additional 147 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,291,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America in the 4th quarter valued at about $50,175,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.78% of the company's stock.

Packaging Corporation of America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be paid a $1.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. Packaging Corporation of America's payout ratio 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.