Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for PKG Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Packaging Corporation of America in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates 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.

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

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE PKG traded down $1.05 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $206.20. The company's stock had a trading volume of 194,846 shares, compared to its average volume of 745,405. The business'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 current ratio of 3.28 and a quick ratio of 2.15. Packaging Corporation of America has a 1 year low of $172.72 and a 1 year high of $250.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.82.

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

Packaging Corporation of America Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. 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 2.42%. Packaging Corporation of America's payout ratio is currently 52.30%.

Institutional Trading of Packaging Corporation of America

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC raised its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 12.2% during the second quarter. Wedge Capital Management L L P NC now owns 35,858 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $6,757,000 after purchasing an additional 3,888 shares in the last quarter. CX Institutional increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 37.3% in the 2nd quarter. CX Institutional now owns 630 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $119,000 after acquiring an additional 171 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 7.4% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,296 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $244,000 after acquiring an additional 89 shares during the period. Phillips Wealth Planners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Packaging Corporation of America in the 2nd quarter valued at $221,000. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $49,412,000 after acquiring an additional 207,244 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds 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.