Top-Rated Dividend StocksTop-Rated DividendNYSE:PKG Packaging Co. of America (PKG) Stock Price, News & Analysis $178.84 -10.32 (-5.46%) As of 10:51 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Packaging Co. of America Stock (NYSE:PKG) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get PKG alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$179.51▼$186.0650-Day Range$189.13▼$240.0852-Week Range$169.00▼$250.82Volume102,779 shsAverage Volume676,663 shsMarket Capitalization$16.08 billionP/E Ratio20.10Dividend Yield2.80%Price Target$233.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewPackaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers. The Corporate and Other segment focuses on transportation assets, such as rail cars, and trucks. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, IL.Read More… Remove Ads Packaging Co. of America Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks93rd Percentile Overall ScorePKG MarketRank™: Packaging Co. of America scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 46th out of 178 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingPackaging Co. of America has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePackaging Co. of America has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Packaging Co. of America's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth9.29% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Packaging Co. 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Packaging Co. of America is 20.35, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.46.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Packaging Co. of America is 20.35, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 20.00.Price to Earnings Growth RatioPackaging Co. of America has a PEG Ratio of 2.41. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPackaging Co. of America has a P/B Ratio of 4.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Packaging Co. of America's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.30% of the float of Packaging Co. of America has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPackaging Co. of America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Packaging Co. of America has recently decreased by 0.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldPackaging Co. of America pays a meaningful dividend of 2.50%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthPackaging Co. of America does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Packaging Co. of America is 55.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Packaging Co. of America will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.82% next year. This indicates that Packaging Co. of America will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Packaging Co. of America's dividend. Sustainability and ESG2.4 / 5Environmental Score-1.50 Percentage of Shares Shorted1.30% of the float of Packaging Co. of America has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPackaging Co. of America has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Packaging Co. of America has recently decreased by 0.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment1.42 News SentimentPackaging Co. of America has a news sentiment score of 1.42. 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 WeekMarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Packaging Co. of America this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for PKG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows11 people have added Packaging Co. of America to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 22% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership1.7 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Packaging Co. of America insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.60% of the stock of Packaging Co. of America is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions89.78% of the stock of Packaging Co. of America is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Packaging Co. of America's insider trading history. Receive PKG Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Packaging Co. of America and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PKG Stock News Headlines3 Reasons PKG is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadApril 1 at 10:18 AM | msn.comPackaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) Rating Increased to Buy at StockNews.comMarch 30, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comYour Retirement Is Caught in the CrossfireWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. By the time he left, it had soared to $1,839. Now… as new tariffs take effect, gold is breaking records again. 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Packaging Co. of America's stock was trading at $225.13 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PKG stock has decreased by 19.8% and is now trading at $180.5080. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Packaging Co. of America's earnings last quarter? Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January, 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.51 by $0.04. Packaging Co. of America had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 19.67% and a net margin of 9.60%. Read the conference call transcript. Does Packaging Co. of America have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Packaging Co. of America: Sacramento Container Corp., Columbus Container, TimBar Packaging & Display, Crockett Packaging, Boise, Colorado Container, Field Packaging Group, and others. Who are Packaging Co. of America's major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Packaging Co. of America include Norman Fields Gottscho Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Central Pacific Bank Trust Division and Versant Capital Management Inc. 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, Donna A Harman and Karen E Gowland. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Packaging Co. of America? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Packaging Co. of America own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Packaging Co. 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 AUO (AUOTY). Company Calendar Record date for 1/15 Dividend12/20/2024Ex-Dividend for 1/15 Dividend12/20/2024Dividend Payable1/15/2025Last Earnings1/28/2025Record date for 4/15 Dividend3/14/2025Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend3/14/2025Today4/04/2025Dividend Payable4/15/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/22/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorIndustrials Industry Paperboard containers & boxes Sub-IndustryPaper Packaging Current SymbolNYSE:PKG CIK75677 Webwww.packagingcorp.com Phone(847) 482-3000Fax847-482-4545Employees15,100Year Founded1959Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$233.00 High Stock Price Target$280.00 Low Stock Price Target$182.00 Potential Upside/Downside+23.2%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.86 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$8.93 Trailing P/E Ratio21.18 Forward P/E Ratio18.12 P/E Growth2.41Net Income$805.10 million Net Margins9.60% Pretax Margin12.70% Return on Equity19.67% Return on Assets9.19% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.58 Current Ratio2.95 Quick Ratio1.98 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$8.38 billion Price / Sales2.03 Cash Flow$13.12 per share Price / Cash Flow14.41 Book Value$44.60 per share Price / Book4.24Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares89,928,000Free Float88,368,000Market Cap$17.01 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.84 Social Links Unlock the Potential in Options TradingOptions trading isn’t just for the Wall Street elite; it’s an accessible strategy for anyone armed with the proper knowledge. 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