Packaging Corp. of America Company Profile (NYSE:PKG)

About Packaging Corp. of America

Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is a producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, and uncoated free sheet. The Company operates through three segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Company operates over eight mills and approximately 90 corrugated products manufacturing plants. It operates primarily in the United States and has converting and distribution operations in Canada. The Company's corrugated products manufacturing plants produce a range of corrugated packaging products, including conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods, multi-color boxes, and displays. Its Paper segment operates under the trade name Boise Paper. The Company manufactures and sells white papers, including both commodity and specialty papers. The Company's Corporate and Other segment includes corporate support staff services, related assets and liabilities, and foreign exchange gains and losses.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Industrial Products
Industry: Packaging & Containers
Sub-Industry: Paper Packaging
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: PKG
CUSIP: 69515610

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $79.72
50 Day Moving Average: $79.163
200 Day Moving Average: $69.581
52-Week Range: $44.32 - $82.77
Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.339
Foreward P/E Ratio: 15.60
P/E Growth: 1.770
Market Cap: $7.62B
Outstanding Shares: 93,373,000
Beta: 1.71

Profitability:

Net Margins: 7.95%
Return on Equity: 27.74%
Return on Assets: 8.49%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.39%
Current Ratio: 2.92%
Quick Ratio: 1.70%

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Consensus Ratings for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	2 Sell Ratings, 4 Hold Ratings, 6 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Hold (Score: 2.33)
Consensus Price Target:	$78.08 (3.91% downside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/23/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy	$90.00 -> $90.00
9/22/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Sell	$77.00 -> $77.00
9/6/2016	Credit Agricole SA	Boost Price Target	Buy	$83.00 -> $95.00
9/2/2016	Argus	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$79.00 -> $84.00
8/31/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$76.00 -> $81.00
8/23/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/25/2016	Barclays PLC	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$71.00 -> $81.00
7/22/2016	BMO Capital Markets	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/18/2016	Buckingham Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$72.00 -> $74.00
5/18/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Downgrade	Market Weight
4/11/2016	Dundee Securities	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
1/27/2016	DA Davidson	Lower Price Target		$82.00 -> $75.00
1/25/2016	Macquarie	Downgrade	Neutral -> Underperform
9/15/2015	Bank of America Corp.	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$80.00 -> $71.00

(Data available from 9/30/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/18/2016
7/21/2016	Q216	$1.18	$1.25	$1.46 billion	$1.42 billion	View	Listen
4/20/2016	Q116	$1.01	$1.11	$1.41 billion	$1.40 billion	View	Listen
1/25/2016	Q415	$1.03	$1.08	$1.43 billion	$1.39 billion	View	Listen
10/20/2015	Q315	$1.28	$1.26	$1.50 billion	$1.50 billion	View	Listen
7/21/2015	Q215	$1.03	$1.18	$1.49 billion	$1.45 billion	View	Listen
4/20/2015	Q115	$1.08	$1.01	$1.44 billion	$1.43 billion	View	Listen
1/26/2015	Q414	$1.16	$1.16	$1.48 billion	$1.43 billion	View	Listen
10/20/2014	Q314	$1.26	$1.26	$1.50 billion	$1.52 billion	View	Listen
7/21/2014	Q214	$1.11	$1.16	$1.46 billion	$1.47 billion	View	Listen
4/22/2014	Q114	$1.00	$1.08	$1.42 billion	$1.43 billion	View	Listen
2/12/2014	Q413	$0.89	$1.04	$1.24 billion	$1.26 billion	View	Listen
10/15/2013	Q313	$0.89	$0.91	$830.70 million	$842.40 million	View	Listen
7/16/2013	Q2 2013	$0.63	$0.71	$769.41 million	$800.20 million	View	Listen
4/22/2013	Q1 2013	$0.56	$0.62	$723.75 million	$755.00 million	View	Listen
1/22/2013	Q4 2012	$0.62	$0.61	$716.36 million	$737.00 million	View	Listen
10/15/2012		$0.56	$0.55			View	N/A
7/16/2012		$0.45	$0.49			View	N/A
4/17/2012		$0.40	$0.42			View	N/A
1/23/2012		$0.37	$0.40			View	N/A
10/17/2011		$0.43	$0.43			View	N/A
7/18/2011		$0.35	$0.39			View	N/A
4/18/2011		$0.41	$0.39			View	N/A
1/24/2011		$0.53	$0.52			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.81 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.21 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	3	$1.00	$1.03	$1.01
Q2 2016	3	$1.10	$1.19	$1.16
Q3 2016	3	$1.19	$1.30	$1.25
Q4 2016	3	$0.92	$1.22	$1.10

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

Annual Dividend:	$2.52
Dividend Yield:	3.10%
Dividend Growth:	19.50% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	53.62% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 52.39% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 48.37% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)
Track Record:	5 Years of Consecutive Dividend Growth

Dividend History for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/31/2016	quarterly	$0.63		9/13/2016	9/15/2016	10/14/2016
5/18/2016	quarterly	$0.55		6/13/2016	6/15/2016	7/15/2016
2/25/2016	quarterly	$0.55		3/11/2016	3/15/2016	4/15/2016
12/15/2015	quarterly	$0.55		12/23/2015	12/28/2015	1/15/2016
8/31/2015	quarterly	$0.55		9/11/2015	9/15/2015	10/15/2015
5/13/2015	quarterly	$0.55	3.11%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	7/15/2015
2/26/2015	quarterly	$0.55	2.66%	3/11/2015	3/13/2015	4/15/2015
12/9/2014	quarterly	$0.40	2.1%	12/17/2014	12/19/2014	1/15/2015
8/28/2014	quarterly	$0.40	2.35%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	10/15/2014
5/14/2014	quarterly	$0.40	2.4%	6/11/2014	6/13/2014	7/15/2014
2/27/2014	quarterly	$0.40	2.2%	3/12/2014	3/14/2014	4/15/2014
12/12/2013	quarterly	$0.40	2.6%	12/19/2013	12/23/2013	1/15/2014
8/28/2013	quarterly	$0.40	2.99%	9/11/2013	9/13/2013	10/15/2013
5/1/2013	quarterly	$0.31	2.67%	6/12/2013	6/14/2013	7/15/2013
1/15/2013	quarterly	$0.31	3.19%	3/13/2013	3/15/2013	4/15/2013
12/9/2012	quarterly	$0.25	2.76%	12/13/2012	12/17/2012	12/28/2012

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.10%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 86.87%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
7/22/2016	Kent A Pflederer	SVP	Sell	1,100	$74.30	$81,730.00
4/22/2016	Charles J Carter	SVP	Sell	6,463	$65.63	$424,166.69
3/9/2016	Thomas P Maurer	Director	Buy	2,000	$53.47	$106,940.00
11/19/2015	Mark W Kowlzan	CEO	Sell	5,000	$66.00	$330,000.00
11/13/2015	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	4,668	$65.32	$304,913.76
8/26/2015	James D Woodrum	Director	Buy	1,000	$62.60	$62,600.00
8/18/2015	Mark W Kowlzan	CEO	Sell	20,000	$73.02	$1,460,400.00
7/23/2015	Richard B West	CFO	Sell	30,600	$70.39	$2,153,934.00
2/20/2015	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	12,388	$82.59	$1,023,124.92
11/26/2014	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	12,500	$73.53	$919,125.00
11/10/2014	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	7,000	$72.76	$509,320.00
9/11/2014	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	3,600	$69.84	$251,424.00
8/26/2014	Thomas W.H. Walton	SVP	Sell	10,144	$66.94	$679,039.36
7/23/2014	Kent A Pflederer	SVP	Sell	2,750	$66.51	$182,902.50
7/23/2014	Richard B West	CFO	Sell	34,000	$66.11	$2,247,740.00
3/3/2014	Thomas Souleles	Director	Buy	6,000	$72.73	$436,380.00
2/21/2014	Mark Kowlzan	CEO	Sell	24,000	$72.42	$1,738,080.00
2/18/2014	Paul Stecko	Director	Sell	74,000	$72.42	$5,359,080.00
2/18/2014	Thomas Hassfurther	VP	Sell	20,500	$72.48	$1,485,840.00
7/24/2013	Thomas A Hassfurther	VP	Sell	14,560	$53.13	$773,572.80
7/18/2013	Mark W Kowlzan	CEO	Sell	85,000	$52.10	$4,428,500.00
7/18/2013	Richard B West	CFO	Sell	40,500	$52.06	$2,108,430.00
7/18/2013	Thomas W.H. Walton	SVP	Sell	13,907	$52.24	$726,501.68

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE:PKG)

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	Why Is Andrews & Springer Investigating Packaging Corporation of America? - Market Realist (NYSE:PKG) marketrealist.com - September 29 at 6:43 PM
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