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

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$205.92 -1.32 (-0.63%)
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About Packaging Corporation of America Stock (NYSE:PKG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$204.50
$206.63
50-Day Range
$180.09
$207.26
52-Week Range
$172.72
$250.82
Volume
223,439 shs
Average Volume
745,543 shs
Market Capitalization
$18.53 billion
P/E Ratio
21.54
Dividend Yield
2.43%
Price Target
$217.80
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Packaging Corporation of America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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81st Percentile Overall Score

PKG MarketRank™: 

Packaging Corporation of America scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 50th out of 183 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 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Packaging Corporation of America has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • 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 9.29% in the coming year, from $10.44 to $11.41 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Packaging Corporation of America is 21.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Packaging Corporation of America is 21.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Packaging Corporation of America has a PEG Ratio of 2.70. 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 4.19. 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

    2.24% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Packaging Corporation of America has recently increased by 13.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Packaging Corporation of America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.45%, 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 52.30%. 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 43.82% 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.24% 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 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Packaging Corporation of America has recently increased by 13.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Packaging Corporation of America has a news sentiment score of 0.88. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 37 news articles for Packaging Corporation of America this week, compared to 13 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Packaging Corporation of America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Packaging Corporation of America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.50% 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 $225.13 at the start of the year. Since then, PKG stock has decreased by 8.8% and is now trading at $205.2850.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.21 by $0.10. The industrial products company earned $2.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.12 billion. Packaging Corporation of America had a net margin of 10.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 20.08%.
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Packaging Corporation of America subsidiaries include Sacramento Container Corp., Columbus Container, TimBar Packaging & Display, Crockett Packaging, Boise, Colorado Container, Field Packaging Group, and more.

Packaging Corporation of America's top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.29%), Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.03%) and Czech National Bank (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include 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 AU Optronics (AUOTY).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
4/15/2025
Last Earnings
4/22/2025
Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/23/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CONTNRS - PPR/PLS
Sub-Industry
Paper Packaging
Current Symbol
NYSE:PKG
CIK
75677
Employees
15,400
Year Founded
1959

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$239.00
Low Price Target
$200.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.1%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$9.56
Trailing P/E Ratio
21.68
Forward P/E Ratio
19.85
P/E Growth
2.7
Net Income
$805.10 million
Net Margins
10.09%
Pretax Margin
13.39%
Return on Equity
20.08%
Return on Assets
9.77%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
3.28
Quick Ratio
2.15

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.38 billion
Price / Sales
2.22
Cash Flow
$15.18 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.65
Book Value
$49.04 per share
Price / Book
4.23

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
89,980,000
Free Float
88,630,000
Market Cap
$18.65 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.82

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This page (NYSE:PKG) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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