NYSE:PKGPackaging Corp Of America Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Packaging Corp Of America Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $99.65 +0.28 (+0.28 %) (As of 07/3/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$98.54Now: $99.65▼$101.0250-Day Range$90.92MA: $99.27▼$110.5652-Week Range$71.05Now: $99.65▼$114.78Volume906,023 shsAverage Volume850,868 shsMarket Capitalization$9.45 billionP/E Ratio14.55Dividend Yield3.17%Beta1.26 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products primarily in the United States. The company's Packaging segment offers various corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products. It also produces packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization, independent brokers, and distribution partners. Its Paper segment manufactures and sells white papers comprising commodity and specialty papers with various features, such as colors, coatings, high brightness, and recycled content. The white papers also consist of communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers. This segment sells white papers through the company's own sales personnel. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingPackaging Corp Of America has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $100.67, Packaging Corp Of America has a potential upside of 1.0% from its current price of $99.65.Amount of Analyst CoveragePackaging Corp Of America has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesPackaging Corp Of America has received 477 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesPackaging Corp Of America has received 552 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentPackaging Corp Of America has received 53.64% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Packaging Corp Of America and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe PKG will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe PKG will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldPackaging Corp Of America pays a meaningful dividend of 3.17%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPackaging Corp Of America has been increasing its dividend for 9 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Packaging Corp Of America is 41.31%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Packaging Corp Of America will have a dividend payout ratio of 61.60% next year. This indicates that Packaging Corp Of America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Packaging Corp Of America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Packaging Corp Of America is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.14% of the stock of Packaging Corp Of America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Packaging Corp Of America are expected to decrease by -2.66% in the coming year, from $5.27 to $5.13 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Packaging Corp Of America is 14.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.61.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Packaging Corp Of America is 14.55, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 18.28.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPackaging Corp Of America has a PEG Ratio of 3.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPackaging Corp Of America has a P/B Ratio of 3.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.0Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.98 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Paperboard containers & boxes Sub-IndustryPaper Packaging SectorIndustrial Products Current SymbolNYSE:PKG Previous Symbol CUSIP69515610 CIK75677 Webwww.packagingcorp.com Phone847-482-3000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.85 Current Ratio3.51 Quick Ratio2.42Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio14.55 Forward P/E Ratio18.91 P/E Growth3.78 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$6.96 billion Price / Sales1.36 Cash Flow$12.01 per share Price / Cash Flow8.30 Book Value$32.44 per share Price / Book3.07Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$7.65 Net Income$696.40 million Net Margins9.39% Return on Equity22.37% Return on Assets9.44%Miscellaneous Employees15,500 Outstanding Shares94,840,000Market Cap$9.45 billion Next Earnings Date7/28/2020 (Confirmed) OptionableOptionable PKG Rates by TradingView Receive PKG News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE:PKG) Frequently Asked Questions How has Packaging Corp Of America's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Packaging Corp Of America's stock was trading at $85.37 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PKG stock has increased by 16.7% and is now trading at $99.65. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Packaging Corp Of America? 13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Packaging Corp Of America in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 9 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Packaging Corp Of America. When is Packaging Corp Of America's next earnings date? Packaging Corp Of America is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Packaging Corp Of America. How can I listen to Packaging Corp Of America's earnings call? Packaging Corp Of America will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, July 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available. How were Packaging Corp Of America's earnings last quarter? Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE:PKG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 27th. The industrial products company reported $1.50 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.22 by $0.28. The industrial products company earned $1.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.67 billion. Packaging Corp Of America had a return on equity of 22.37% and a net margin of 9.39%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 1.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.98 earnings per share. View Packaging Corp Of America's earnings history. How often does Packaging Corp Of America pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Packaging Corp Of America? Packaging Corp Of America announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.79 per share on Wednesday, July 15th. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 12th. View Packaging Corp Of America's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for PKG? 13 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Packaging Corp Of America's stock. Their forecasts range from $79.00 to $118.00. On average, they expect Packaging Corp Of America's share price to reach $100.67 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Packaging Corp Of America. Has Packaging Corp Of America been receiving favorable news coverage? News headlines about PKG stock have trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Packaging Corp Of America earned a daily sentiment score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the industrial products company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Packaging Corp Of America. Are investors shorting Packaging Corp Of America? Packaging Corp Of America saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,860,000 shares, an increase of 8.1% from the May 31st total of 1,720,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 913,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days. Approximately 2.0% of the company's stock are sold short. View Packaging Corp Of America's Current Options Chain. Who are some of Packaging Corp Of America's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Packaging Corp Of America include Emerson Electric (EMR), KONE OYJ/ADR (KNYJY), Eaton (ETN), FANUC LTD JAPAN/ADR (FANUY), Cintas (CTAS), Mitsui & Co Ltd (MITSY), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Rockwell Automation (ROK), SANDVIK AB/ADR (SDVKY), Parker-Hannifin (PH), Ball (BLL), ASSA ABLOY AB/S (ASAZY), Stanley Black & Decker (SWK), Komatsu (KMTUY) and Ferguson (FERGY). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Packaging Corp Of America own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Packaging Corp Of America investors own include Home Depot (HD), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Honeywell International (HON), Boeing (BA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Altria Group (MO). Who are Packaging Corp Of America's key executives? Packaging Corp Of America's management team includes the following people: Mr. Mark W. Kowlzan, Chairman & CEO (Age 63)Mr. Robert P. Mundy, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 57)Mr. Kent A. Pflederer, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 48)Mr. Thomas A. Hassfurther, Exec. VP of Corrugated Products (Age 63)Mr. Charles J. Carter, Sr. VP of Containerboard Mill Operations (Age 59) What is Packaging Corp Of America's stock symbol? Packaging Corp Of America trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PKG." How do I buy shares of Packaging Corp Of America? Shares of PKG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Packaging Corp Of America's stock price today? One share of PKG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.65. How big of a company is Packaging Corp Of America? Packaging Corp Of America has a market capitalization of $9.45 billion and generates $6.96 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $696.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.65 on an earnings per share basis. Packaging Corp Of America employs 15,500 workers across the globe. What is Packaging Corp Of America's official website? The official website for Packaging Corp Of America is www.packagingcorp.com. How can I contact Packaging Corp Of America? Packaging Corp Of America's mailing address is 1 NORTH FIELD COURT, LAKE FOREST IL, 60045. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 847-482-3000. This page was last updated on 7/5/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. Stock Ideas and Recommendations Get daily stock ideas top-performing Wall Street analysts. Get short term trading ideas from the MarketBeat Idea Engine. View which stocks are hot on social media with MarketBeat's trending stocks report. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Identify stocks that meet your criteria using seven unique stock screeners. 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