Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Competitors $199.82 -2.42 (-1.20%) Closing price 07/18/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$199.84 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 07/18/2025 04:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PKG vs. IP, EMN, GEF, GPK, MYE, SEE, SON, UFPT, AVY, and AMCRShould you be buying Packaging Corporation of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Packaging Corporation of America include Imagination Park Entertainment (IP), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Greif (GEF), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Myers Industries (MYE), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Avery Dennison (AVY), and Amcor (AMCR). Packaging Corporation of America vs. Its Competitors Imagination Park Entertainment Eastman Chemical Greif Graphic Packaging Myers Industries Sealed Air Sonoco Products UFP Technologies Avery Dennison Amcor Imagination Park Entertainment (CNSX:IP) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IP or PKG? 89.8% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is IP or PKG more profitable? Packaging Corporation of America has a net margin of 10.09% compared to Imagination Park Entertainment's net margin of 0.00%. Packaging Corporation of America's return on equity of 20.08% beat Imagination Park Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imagination Park EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A Packaging Corporation of America 10.09%20.08%9.77% Which has better earnings & valuation, IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has higher revenue and earnings than Imagination Park Entertainment. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImagination Park EntertainmentN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APackaging Corporation of America$8.38B2.14$805.10M$9.5620.90 Does the media favor IP or PKG? In the previous week, Packaging Corporation of America had 11 more articles in the media than Imagination Park Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Packaging Corporation of America and 0 mentions for Imagination Park Entertainment. Packaging Corporation of America's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Imagination Park Entertainment's score of 0.00 indicating that Packaging Corporation of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Imagination Park Entertainment Neutral Packaging Corporation of America Positive Do analysts rate IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has a consensus target price of $217.80, indicating a potential upside of 9.00%. Given Packaging Corporation of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Packaging Corporation of America is more favorable than Imagination Park Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Imagination Park Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Packaging Corporation of America 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 SummaryPackaging Corporation of America beats Imagination Park Entertainment on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Packaging Corporation of America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PKG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PKG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPackaging Corporation of AmericaCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$18.20B$7.47B$7.64B$20.81BDividend Yield2.47%3.35%4.55%3.65%P/E Ratio20.9017.4825.2627.57Price / Sales2.141.46106.9958.82Price / Cash13.539.8127.7322.29Price / Book4.073.464.444.66Net Income$805.10M$370.95M$797.00M$995.08M7 Day Performance-2.95%-2.03%3.06%-0.30%1 Month Performance7.32%3.25%6.21%4.90%1 Year Performance4.50%-5.72%29.29%11.14% Packaging Corporation of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.0824 of 5 stars$199.82-1.2%$217.80+9.0%+3.8%$18.20B$8.38B20.9015,400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsIPImagination Park EntertainmentN/A$52.21+13,116.5%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AEMNEastman Chemical4.7807 of 5 stars$78.90-1.7%$97.08+23.0%-21.8%$9.11B$9.38B10.0414,000GEFGreif4.1698 of 5 stars$66.58-0.5%$74.83+12.4%+2.9%$3.16B$5.52B18.7614,000GPKGraphic Packaging4.4469 of 5 stars$22.30-0.5%$26.88+20.5%-19.8%$6.73B$8.67B10.8823,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries4.486 of 5 stars$15.22-1.3%$21.00+38.0%-0.1%$568.77M$836.28M54.342,700SEESealed Air4.6361 of 5 stars$31.76-0.8%$37.55+18.2%-14.3%$4.67B$5.34B15.7216,400Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSONSonoco Products4.7754 of 5 stars$46.11-0.4%$56.13+21.7%-11.6%$4.55B$5.31B29.9428,000Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastUFPTUFP Technologies1.5238 of 5 stars$245.60+1.3%$252.00+2.6%-29.7%$1.89B$547.56M30.064,335News CoverageAVYAvery Dennison4.9192 of 5 stars$180.56-0.9%$196.90+9.1%-20.2%$14.12B$8.76B20.8035,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAMCRAmcor4.5138 of 5 stars$9.63-0.3%$11.37+18.1%-7.8%$13.92B$13.64B17.1941,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IP Competitors EMN Competitors GEF Competitors GPK Competitors MYE Competitors SEE Competitors SON Competitors UFPT Competitors AVY Competitors AMCR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PKG) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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