Zacks Research Issues Pessimistic Estimate for PKG Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a note issued to investors on Monday, July 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

PKG has been the subject of several other reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $245.00 to $205.00 in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Truist Financial increased their price objective 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. Wall Street Zen cut Packaging Corporation of America from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, April 6th. Finally, UBS Group upped their target price on Packaging Corporation of America from $200.00 to $210.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $217.80.

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Performance

NYSE:PKG traded down $1.34 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $205.90. 432,717 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 748,707. 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 52-week low of $172.72 and a 52-week high of $250.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.54, a PEG ratio of 2.72 and a beta of 0.82. The company's 50 day moving average price is $192.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $201.82.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 79.0% in the fourth 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 period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 10.1% during 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 purchasing an additional 192 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 147 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America during the fourth quarter worth $25,291,000. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America during the fourth quarter valued at $50,175,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.78% of the company's stock.

Packaging Corporation of America Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 13th. Packaging Corporation of America's dividend payout ratio is currently 52.30%.

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.