Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Competitors $202.41 -0.98 (-0.48%) As of 11:23 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts recommend IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has a consensus price target of $217.80, suggesting a potential upside of 7.60%. 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 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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$8.38B2.17$805.10M$9.5621.17 Does the media prefer IP or PKG? In the previous week, Packaging Corporation of America had 35 more articles in the media than Imagination Park Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Packaging Corporation of America and 0 mentions for Imagination Park Entertainment. Packaging Corporation of America's average media sentiment score of 0.82 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IP or PKG? 89.8% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock 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% 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$18.18B$7.46B$7.57B$20.62BDividend Yield2.43%3.28%4.54%3.64%P/E Ratio21.1417.7325.0927.40Price / Sales2.171.46114.4558.91Price / Cash13.779.9826.6717.87Price / Book4.133.504.424.59Net Income$805.10M$370.95M$795.93M$994.72M7 Day Performance-0.21%-1.35%0.91%-0.19%1 Month Performance7.49%4.37%5.73%4.91%1 Year Performance8.96%-3.67%28.04%9.32% Packaging Corporation of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.1553 of 5 stars$202.41-0.5%$217.80+7.6%+9.7%$18.18B$8.38B21.1415,400IPImagination Park EntertainmentN/A$49.71+12,483.5%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AEMNEastman Chemical4.806 of 5 stars$78.18-1.7%$98.54+26.0%-20.0%$9.03B$9.38B9.9514,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGEFGreif4.0395 of 5 stars$68.70-1.5%$74.17+8.0%+11.4%$3.26B$5.45B19.3514,000Insider TradeGPKGraphic Packaging4.2944 of 5 stars$21.76-1.2%$28.40+30.5%-19.0%$6.57B$8.81B10.6123,000MYEMyers Industries4.3845 of 5 stars$15.26-1.7%$21.00+37.6%+9.2%$570.42M$836.28M54.502,700SEESealed Air4.1529 of 5 stars$31.73-2.2%$38.00+19.8%-11.4%$4.67B$5.39B15.7116,400Positive NewsSONSonoco Products4.7527 of 5 stars$46.33-0.4%$56.25+21.4%-9.4%$4.57B$5.31B30.0828,000News CoverageUFPTUFP Technologies0.7214 of 5 stars$241.07-3.4%$252.00+4.5%-19.6%$1.86B$504.42M29.514,335AVYAvery Dennison4.7573 of 5 stars$180.39-1.6%$206.60+14.5%-18.2%$14.10B$8.76B20.7835,000Upcoming EarningsAMCRAmcor4.5447 of 5 stars$9.68+0.5%$11.30+16.7%-2.8%$13.99B$13.64B17.2941,000Positive News 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 7/15/2025 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 | SponsoredI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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