Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Competitors $211.28 -2.68 (-1.25%) Closing price 09/19/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$211.30 +0.03 (+0.01%) As of 09/19/2025 04:38 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, GEF, GPK, MYE, SEE, SON, UFPT, AVY, AMCR, and ATRShould 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), Greif (GEF), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Myers Industries (MYE), Sealed Air (SEE), Sonoco Products (SON), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Avery Dennison (AVY), Amcor (AMCR), and AptarGroup (ATR). Packaging Corporation of America vs. Its Competitors Imagination Park Entertainment Greif Graphic Packaging Myers Industries Sealed Air Sonoco Products UFP Technologies Avery Dennison Amcor AptarGroup Imagination Park Entertainment (CNSX:IP) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) are related companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk. Which has better earnings and 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$8.38B2.27$805.10M$10.0221.09 Does the media favor IP or PKG? In the previous week, Packaging Corporation of America had 28 more articles in the media than Imagination Park Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Packaging Corporation of America and 0 mentions for Imagination Park Entertainment. Packaging Corporation of America's average media sentiment score of 1.33 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 insiders & institutionals believe in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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 10.47% 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 10.47%20.08%10.04% Do analysts prefer IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has a consensus target price of $220.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. 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. 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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$19.25B$7.63B$7.89B$21.60BDividend Yield2.34%3.63%4.57%3.52%P/E Ratio21.0915.22305.7929.95Price / Sales2.271.47217.5160.41Price / Cash14.319.4529.1124.97Price / Book4.313.174.764.59Net Income$805.10M$363.60M$800.31M$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.88%-1.36%1.22%0.81%1 Month Performance6.66%-0.74%2.98%5.42%1 Year Performance-0.76%-5.48%26.46%14.47% Packaging Corporation of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.4477 of 5 stars$211.28-1.3%$220.20+4.2%-2.0%$19.25B$8.38B21.0915,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑IPImagination Park EntertainmentN/A$47.34+11,883.5%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AGEFGreif4.6851 of 5 stars$61.16-0.4%$75.80+23.9%-6.8%$2.90B$5.45B19.4114,000Trending NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionGPKGraphic Packaging4.6831 of 5 stars$21.05-2.2%$26.38+25.3%-36.0%$6.24B$8.81B11.8923,000Analyst ForecastMYEMyers Industries4.1415 of 5 stars$16.05-1.7%$21.00+30.9%+14.5%$600.24M$836.28M61.712,700Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.196 of 5 stars$33.06+1.0%$38.80+17.4%-4.1%$4.86B$5.39B16.6916,400Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionSONSonoco Products4.9253 of 5 stars$46.18-0.1%$57.63+24.8%-15.7%$4.55B$5.31B8.2828,000Positive NewsUFPTUFP Technologies2.3337 of 5 stars$205.79-0.7%$289.00+40.4%-45.7%$1.59B$504.42M23.854,335Positive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.8915 of 5 stars$168.27+0.1%$197.60+17.4%-23.7%$13.12B$8.76B18.8935,000Positive NewsAMCRAmcor4.9516 of 5 stars$8.24-0.8%$11.42+38.6%-25.6%$11.90B$15.01B22.8877,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastATRAptarGroup4.9561 of 5 stars$138.48-0.1%$182.17+31.5%-14.3%$9.12B$3.58B23.8313,500Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IP Competitors GEF Competitors GPK Competitors MYE Competitors SEE Competitors SON Competitors UFPT Competitors AVY Competitors AMCR Competitors ATR 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 9/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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