Zacks Research Brokers Boost Earnings Estimates for PKG

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Packaging Co. of America in a report issued on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.36 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.35. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America’s current full-year earnings is $9.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Co. of America’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.84 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.74 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $12.08 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Citigroup boosted their price target on Packaging Co. of America from $232.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $215.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com raised shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Truist Financial lifted their price objective on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $252.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $235.00 to $253.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $238.67.

Packaging Co. of America Price Performance

Shares of PKG opened at $239.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.54 billion, a PE ratio of 27.96, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.95 and a quick ratio of 1.98. The company’s 50-day moving average is $235.69 and its 200-day moving average is $218.17. Packaging Co. of America has a fifty-two week low of $159.57 and a fifty-two week high of $250.82.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.15. The business had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Packaging Co. of America had a return on equity of 19.10% and a net margin of 9.46%. Packaging Co. of America’s revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $2.05 earnings per share.

Packaging Co. of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. Packaging Co. of America’s payout ratio is 58.28%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Packaging Co. of America

In related news, SVP Donald R. Shirley sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.20, for a total value of $1,921,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 15,725 shares in the company, valued at $3,777,145. This represents a 33.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert P. Mundy sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.62, for a total value of $3,007,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 43,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,576,211.48. The trade was a 22.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 33,300 shares of company stock worth $8,064,152 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Packaging Co. of America

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of PKG. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America during the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Packaging Co. of America by 234.7% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 164 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $35,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Packaging Co. of America by 150.8% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 163 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 44.6% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 269 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America during the third quarter worth about $64,000. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

Packaging Co. of America Company Profile

Packaging 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.