KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:KS)

About KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is engaged in the production of containerboard, corrugated products and specialty paper. The Company operates through two segments: Paper and Packaging, and Distribution. The Company operates approximately four paper mills. It produces approximately 2.7 million tons of containerboard and specialty paper at its mills in North Charleston, South Carolina; Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina; Cowpens, South Carolina, and Longview, Washington. The Company's Paper and Packaging segment manufactures and sells a range of container boards, corrugated products and specialty paper for industrial and consumer markets. The Distribution segment, which operates under the Victory and Golden State Container trade names, provides its customers with packaging solutions and services, and distributes corrugated packaging materials, as well as other specialty packaging materials, such as plastics, wood, void fill, tapes and stretch wraps.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Paper & Paper Products
Sub-Industry: Paper Products
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: KS
CUSIP: 48562P10

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $19.21
50 Day Moving Average: $16.99
200 Day Moving Average: $14.91
52-Week Range: $8.95 - $24.91
Trailing P/E Ratio: 23.38
Foreward P/E Ratio: 14.50
P/E Growth: 30.62
Market Cap: $1.92B
Outstanding Shares: 96,571,000
Beta: 2.49

Profitability:

Net Margins: 2.68%
Return on Equity: 12.64%
Return on Assets: 3.35%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.77%
Current Ratio: 2.40%
Quick Ratio: 1.38%

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Consensus Ratings for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 3 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.38)
Consensus Price Target:	$20.00 (0.65% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$15.00 -> $23.00
9/21/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$16.00 -> $24.00
9/19/2016	Dundee Securities	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
9/16/2016	Standpoint Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
8/29/2016	Bank of America Corp.	Upgrade	Underperform -> Neutral	$18.00
5/2/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$16.00 -> $18.00
2/11/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Lower Price Target	Outperform	$23.00 -> $19.00
1/25/2016	Macquarie	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform
9/10/2015	Wells Fargo & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Outperform
12/12/2014	Vertical Research	Downgrade	Hold
9/29/2014	KeyCorp	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold	$35.00

(Data available from 9/24/2014 forward)

Earnings History for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/26/2016
7/27/2016	Q216	$0.29	$0.27	$820.11 million	$784.91 million	View	Listen
4/27/2016	Q116	$0.23	$0.23	$763.90 million	$738.00 million	View	Listen
2/9/2016	Q415	$0.36	$0.17	$776.37 million	$764.24 million	View	Listen
10/28/2015	Q315	$0.40	$0.51	$867.45 million	$807.56 million	View	Listen
7/29/2015	Q215	$0.45	$0.44	$590.49 million	$671.00 million	View	Listen
5/4/2015	Q115	$0.41	$0.30	$574.90 million	$546.30 million	View	Listen
2/9/2015	Q414	$0.49	$0.41	$576.90 million	$563.00 million	View	Listen
10/30/2014	Q314	$0.67	$0.60	$604.20 million	$598.10 million	View	Listen
7/30/2014	Q214	$0.60	$0.58	$574.30 million	$590.00 million	View	Listen
4/30/2014	Q1	$0.42	$0.36	$554.13 million	$549.00 million	View	Listen
2/11/2014	Q413	$0.48	$0.45	$555.37 million	$563.00 million	View	Listen
10/31/2013	Q313	$0.92	$1.05	$534.96 million	$539.00 million	View	Listen
7/31/2013	Q2 2013	$0.44	$0.44	$326.63 million	$326.32 million	View	Listen
5/7/2013	Q1 2013	$0.43	$0.42	$311.54 million	$319.80 million	View	Listen
2/13/2013	Q4 2012	$0.27	$0.28	$302.68 million	$301.00 million	View	Listen
10/30/2012	Q312	$0.49	$0.41	$313.54 million	$309.50 million	View	N/A
8/1/2012		$0.46	$0.42			View	N/A
5/2/2012		$0.41	$0.38			View	N/A
2/15/2012		$0.28	$0.29			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.16 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.37 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$0.19	$0.34	$0.27
Q2 2016	3	$0.29	$0.32	$0.31
Q3 2016	3	$0.33	$0.42	$0.39
Q4 2016	3	$0.19	$0.41	$0.33

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Annual Dividend:	$0.40
Dividend Yield:	2.01%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	47.06% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 34.48% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 29.20% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/18/2016	Quarterly	$0.10		9/28/2016	9/30/2016	10/13/2016
5/12/2016	Quarterly	$0.10		6/28/2016	6/30/2016	7/13/2016
3/11/2016	Quarterly	$0.10		3/28/2016	3/30/2016	4/13/2016
12/11/2015	Quarterly	$0.10		12/28/2015	12/30/2015	1/12/2016
8/13/2015		$0.10		9/28/2015	9/30/2015	10/13/2015
5/15/2015	quarterly	$0.10	1.46%	6/26/2015	6/30/2015	7/13/2015
3/12/2015	quarterly	$0.10	1.23%	3/26/2015	3/30/2015	4/13/2015
12/17/2014	quarterly	$0.10	1.38%	12/26/2014	12/30/2014	1/12/2015

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 13.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 82.54%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/4/2016	Jonathan R Furer	Director	Sell	25,000	$15.09	$377,250.00
5/16/2016	Maurice S Reznik	Director	Buy	10,000	$14.68	$146,800.00
2/25/2016	Robert J Bahash	Director	Buy	20,000	$9.21	$184,200.00
2/24/2016	Matthew H Paull	Director	Buy	10,000	$9.16	$91,600.00
2/12/2016	Timothy P. Keneally	VP	Buy	36,045	$9.44	$340,264.80
11/4/2015	John Chapman	Director	Sell	150,000	$21.94	$3,291,000.00
8/24/2015	Roger W Stone	CEO	Buy	100,000	$20.91	$2,091,000.00
6/8/2015	Andrea K Tarbox	CFO	Sell	20,549	$26.76	$549,891.24
6/5/2015	Roger W Stone	CEO	Sell	100,000	$26.52	$2,652,000.00
5/19/2015	Randy J Nebel	VP	Buy	1,000	$27.60	$27,600.00
2/26/2015	Antionette Meyers	VP	Sell	4,514	$35.00	$157,990.00
12/9/2014	Andrea K Tarbox	CFO	Sell	25,000	$30.00	$750,000.00
11/18/2014	Timothy P Keneally	VP	Sell	23,352	$30.56	$713,637.12
9/8/2014	Matthew S Kaplan	COO	Sell	350,000	$32.10	$11,235,000.00
9/3/2014	Ronald J Gidwitz	Director	Sell	10,000	$32.32	$323,200.00
9/2/2014	Andrea K Tarbox	CFO	Sell	25,000	$31.34	$783,500.00
8/12/2014	Robert J Bahash	Director	Buy	5,000	$29.92	$149,600.00
8/5/2014	Andrea K Tarbox	CFO	Sell	69,075	$31.87	$2,201,420.25
5/27/2014	Jonathan R Furer	Director	Sell	22,750	$28.51	$648,602.50
5/13/2014	Randy Nebel	VP	Buy	1,000	$27.52	$27,520.00
3/10/2014	Jonathan Furer	Director	Sell	48,500	$31.99	$1,551,515.00
3/10/2014	Timothy Keneally	VP	Sell	22,119	$32.08	$709,577.52
3/7/2014	Andrea Tarbox	CFO	Sell	11,510	$32.10	$369,471.00
2/28/2014	Roger Stone	CEO	Sell	136,993	$31.70	$4,342,678.10
2/26/2014	Andrea Tarbox	CFO	Sell	20,000	$31.83	$636,600.00
12/6/2013	Jonathan Furer	Director	Sell	19,785	$52.00	$1,028,820.00
11/25/2013	Andrea Tarbox	CFO	Sell	5,000	$52.63	$263,150.00
11/12/2013	Randy Nebel	VP	Buy	1,000	$50.98	$50,980.00
9/5/2013	Randy J Nebel	VP	Buy	1,000	$42.09	$42,090.00
8/8/2013	Andrea Tarbox	CFO	Sell	2,000	$45.50	$91,000.00
8/7/2013	Andrea Tarbox	CFO	Sell	3,000	$45.30	$135,900.00
8/5/2013	Timothy Keneally	VP	Sell	68,161	$44.66	$3,044,070.26
2/22/2013	Andrea K Tarbox	CFO	Sell	7,500	$26.05	$195,375.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE:KS)

Date	Headline
	EPS Projection For KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation ... - Investor Newswire (NYSE:KS) www.investornewswire.com - September 23 at 5:31 PM
	Containerboard Prices Set To Increase; Deutsche Boosts Rating On KapStone Paper, Packaging Corp Of America - Benzinga (NYSE:KS) www.benzinga.com - September 23 at 5:31 PM
	Yesterday Trading Recap: KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) (NYSE:KS) larampadinapoli.com - September 23 at 10:35 AM
	Analysts' Recommendations Trending Stocks: Southwestern Energy Company (NYSE:SWN) & KapStone Paper and ... - Money News (NYSE:KS) www.newsismoney.com - September 22 at 5:38 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Rises 5.04% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback (NYSE:KS) www.mysmartrend.com - September 22 at 9:03 AM
	Analysts' Actions -- CBS, KapStone Paper, ON Semi, SeaWorld and More (NYSE:KS) finance.yahoo.com - September 22 at 9:03 AM
	New CEO for KapStone Paper and Packaging in 2017 (NYSE:KS) seekingalpha.com - September 21 at 10:00 AM
	KapStone Paper And Packaging Announces Management Changes (NYSE:KS) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 10:00 AM
	6:56 am KapStone Paper and Packaging announces Roger Stone will be stepping down as CEO effective Jan 1, 2017; Matt Kaplan promoted to CEO (NYSE:KS) finance.yahoo.com - September 21 at 10:00 AM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Regulation FD Disclosu (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - September 21 at 10:00 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Has Returned 21.1% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (KS) (NYSE:KS) www.mysmartrend.com - September 19 at 5:52 PM
	Shares Holding Above Moving Averages: KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) - Post News (NYSE:KS) www.kentuckypostnews.com - September 14 at 5:58 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Boasts Rating Of 2.22 (NYSE:KS) larampadinapoli.com - September 11 at 5:25 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) From The Analysts Point of View - National Daily Press (NYSE:KS) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 10 at 5:24 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) From The Analysts Point of View (NYSE:KS) www.nationaldailypress.com - September 9 at 10:35 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging announces key investments (NYSE:KS) seekingalpha.com - September 8 at 9:44 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Ratings Update - Investor Newswire (NYSE:KS) www.investornewswire.com - September 5 at 10:12 AM
	Analysts Valuations For Two Stocks: Plug Power Inc (NASDAQ:PLUG), KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. (NYSE ... - The Voice Registrar (NYSE:KS) voiceregistrar.com - September 5 at 10:12 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging stays on a hot run (NYSE:KS) seekingalpha.com - August 29 at 5:46 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp (KS) Jumps: Stock Up 6.2% (NYSE:KS) www.nasdaq.com - August 29 at 5:46 PM
	KapStone (KS) Stock Upgraded at BofA/Merrill Lynch (NYSE:KS) www.thestreet.com - August 29 at 5:46 PM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP : Regulation FD Disclosure (form 8-K) (NYSE:KS) www.4-traders.com - August 26 at 5:42 PM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - August 26 at 5:42 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Reports Change of $18.318 MILLION IN Assets & Liabilities - RealistInvestor.com (NYSE:KS) www.realistinvestor.com - August 26 at 8:53 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Falls 4.68% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound (NYSE:KS) www.mysmartrend.com - August 22 at 5:55 PM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Files SEC form 8-K/A, Change in Directors or Principal Officers (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - August 18 at 5:53 PM
	KapStone Paper And Packaging Corporation Announces Cash Dividend - PR Newswire (press release) (NYSE:KS) www.prnewswire.com - August 17 at 6:03 PM
	KapStone Paper And Packaging Corporation Announces Cash Dividend (NYSE:KS) www.publicnow.com - August 17 at 6:03 PM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Amendments to Articles (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - August 12 at 9:06 AM
	Paula H.J. Cholmondeley Joins Board Of Directors Of KapStone Paper And Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) www.publicnow.com - August 12 at 9:06 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Boasts Rating Of 2.33 (NYSE:KS) www.stocksdaily.net - August 11 at 8:58 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Boasts Rating Of 2.33 - Stocks Daily (NYSE:KS) www.stocksdaily.net - August 10 at 6:12 PM
	Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corporation (Nyse:Ks) Yearly Sales Target at $3269.076 (NYSE:KS) www.4-traders.com - August 9 at 8:54 AM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - August 9 at 8:54 AM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (KS) Shares are Up 5.25% - Trade Calls (NYSE:KS) www.tradecalls.org - August 8 at 6:04 PM
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	Analysts Ranking Previews: Harman International Industries ... - Street Updates (NYSE:KS) www.streetupdates.com - August 5 at 8:54 AM
	KapStone Paper & Packaging Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : KS-US : August 4, 2016 (NYSE:KS) www.capitalcube.com - August 4 at 8:57 AM
	KAPSTONE PAPER & PACKAGING CORP Financials (NYSE:KS) finance.yahoo.com - August 2 at 6:07 PM
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	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NYSE:KS) Earns Consensus Hold Rating - Review Fortune (NYSE:KS) reviewfortune.com - July 29 at 6:01 PM
	KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp Earnings Call scheduled for 11:00 am ET today (NYSE:KS) biz.yahoo.com - July 28 at 11:00 AM
	Kapstone Paper and Packaging's 2Q net sales up 17% to $785 million (NYSE:KS) www.lesprom.com - July 28 at 8:58 AM
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	KapStone misses Street 2Q forecasts (NYSE:KS) sg.finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 6:23 PM
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	KapStone Reports Second Quarter Results (NYSE:KS) www.publicnow.com - July 27 at 4:28 PM
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