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

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Packaging Co. of America in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research 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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7 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Packaging Co. of America's stock. Their PKG share price forecasts range from $112.00 to $176.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $148.43 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 32.2% from the stock's current price.
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Packaging Co. of America's stock was trading at $136.15 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, PKG shares have decreased by 17.5% and is now trading at $112.29.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 24th 2022.
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Packaging Co. of America will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, October 25th 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 "8761960".

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 25th. The industrial products company reported $3.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.87 by $0.36. The industrial products company earned $2.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.14 billion. Packaging Co. of America had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.76% and a net margin of 12.13%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 19.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.17 earnings per share.
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Packaging Co. of America declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, September 21st. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share on Monday, October 17th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.45%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 30th.
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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 4.38%. PKG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 46.25%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, PKG will have a dividend payout ratio of 47.13% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Packaging Co. of America issued an update on its third quarter 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.80-$2.80 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.13. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

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 $112.29.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) has a market capitalization of $10.53 billion and generates $7.73 billion in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $841.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $10.81 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 15,200 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.