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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$229.92 +1.69 (+0.74%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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About Packaging Corporation of America Stock (NYSE:PKG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$229.39
$233.14
50-Day Range
$203.30
$229.92
52-Week Range
$184.76
$249.51
Volume
669,265 shs
Average Volume
670,657 shs
Market Capitalization
$20.49 billion
P/E Ratio
27.97
Dividend Yield
2.17%
Price Target
$236.57
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

PKG MarketRank™: 

Packaging Corporation of America scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 58th out of 173 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Packaging Corporation of America has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Packaging Corporation of America is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Packaging Corporation of America has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Packaging Corporation of America's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Packaging Corporation of America are expected to grow by 15.65% in the coming year, from $10.80 to $12.49 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Packaging Corporation of America is 27.97, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.92.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Packaging Corporation of America is 27.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.61.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Packaging Corporation of America has a PEG Ratio of 2.06. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Packaging Corporation of America has a P/B Ratio of 4.50. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Packaging Corporation of America's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.43% of the float of Packaging Corporation of America has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Packaging Corporation of America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.06.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Packaging Corporation of America has recently decreased by 3.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Packaging Corporation of America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.19%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Packaging Corporation of America does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Packaging Corporation of America is 60.83%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Packaging Corporation of America will have a dividend payout ratio of 40.03% next year. This indicates that Packaging Corporation of America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Packaging Corporation of America's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Packaging Corporation of America has a news sentiment score of 1.13. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Packaging Corporation of America this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 7 people have searched for PKG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Packaging Corporation of America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Packaging Corporation of America insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,011,463.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.60% of the stock of Packaging Corporation of America is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    89.78% of the stock of Packaging Corporation of America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Packaging Corporation of America's insider trading history.
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PKG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Packaging Corporation of America's stock was trading at $206.33 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PKG shares have increased by 11.4% and is now trading at $229.9160.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.17 by $0.23. The company's revenue was up 10.6% compared to the same quarter last year.
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Packaging Corporation of America: Sacramento Container Corp., Columbus Container, TimBar Packaging & Display, Crockett Packaging, Boise, Colorado Container, Field Packaging Group, and others.

Packaging Corporation of America's top institutional shareholders include Royal Bank of Canada (2.61%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (2.51%), Bank of America Corp DE (1.70%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.46%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark W Kowlzan, Thomas A Hassfurther, Kent A Pflederer, Robert P Mundy, Charles J Carter, Robert Andrew Schneider, Donald R Shirley, Bruce A Ridley, Joseph Vaughn, Paul T Stecko and Karen E Gowland.
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Shares of PKG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Packaging Corporation of America investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Humana (HUM), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH) and AUO (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/13/2026
Dividend Payable
4/15/2026
Last Earnings
4/22/2026
Today
6/15/2026
Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
7/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
Sub-Industry
Paper Packaging
Current Symbol
NYSE:PKG
CIK
75677
Employees
16,800
Year Founded
1959

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$258.00
Low Price Target
$205.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.22
Trailing P/E Ratio
27.97
Forward P/E Ratio
21.29
P/E Growth
2.06
Net Income
$774.10 million
Net Margins
8.04%
Pretax Margin
10.64%
Return on Equity
19.27%
Return on Assets
8.62%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.87
Current Ratio
3.07
Quick Ratio
1.88

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.99 billion
Price / Sales
2.28
Cash Flow
$17.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.28
Book Value
$51.10 per share
Price / Book
4.50

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
89,100,000
Free Float
87,673,000
Market Cap
$20.49 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.81

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This page (NYSE:PKG) was last updated on 6/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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