Packaging Co. of America (PKG) Stock Forecast, Price & News

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Packaging Co. of America in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" PKG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in PKG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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6 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Packaging Co. of America's shares. Their PKG share price forecasts range from $99.00 to $170.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $137.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 10.8%.
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Packaging Co. of America's stock was trading at $127.91 at the start of the year. Since then, PKG shares have increased by 20.0% and is now trading at $153.55.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 23rd 2023.
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Packaging Co. of America will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 24th at 9:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 412-317-0088 with passcode "2565561".

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 25th. The industrial products company reported $2.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.93 by $0.38. The industrial products company had revenue of $1.95 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.99 billion. Packaging Co. of America had a net margin of 10.79% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 23.30%. Packaging Co. of America's revenue was down 12.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $3.23 EPS.
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Packaging Co. of America announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 25th will be paid a dividend of $1.25 per share on Friday, October 13th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.26%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 22nd.
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Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.25%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 12 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 52.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PKG will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.53% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Packaging Co. of America updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Monday, July, 24th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.88 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.94.

114 employees have rated Packaging Co. of America Chief Executive Officer Mark W. Kowlzan on Glassdoor.com. Mark W. Kowlzan has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Mark W. Kowlzan in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Packaging Co. of America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PKG."

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One share of PKG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $153.55.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) has a market capitalization of $13.81 billion and generates $8.48 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $1.03 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.46 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 15,100 workers across the globe.

Packaging Co. of America's mailing address is 1 NORTH FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045. The official website for the company is www.packagingcorp.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (847) 482-3000 or via fax at 847-482-4545.