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The price of Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) closed at $197.95 in the last session, up 2.80% from day before closing price of $192.55. In other words, the price has increased by $2.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.96 million shares were traded. PKG stock price reached its highest trading level at $198.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $193.025.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at PKG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.44 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 24.56. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.00 and its Current Ratio is at 3.16. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.92 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.90.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, JP Morgan on September 24, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $242.
On June 16, 2025, Jefferies Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $205.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $200.UBS initiated its Neutral rating on June 04, 2025, with a $200 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when KOWLZAN MARK W sold 25,000 shares for $215.97 per share. The transaction valued at 5,399,250 led to the insider holds 437,378 shares of the business.
KOWLZAN MARK W bought 25,000 shares of PKG for $5,376,500 on Sep 11 ’25.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PKG now has a Market Capitalization of 17811300352 and an Enterprise Value of 21319237632. As of this moment, Packaging’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.41. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.84. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.03 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.43 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.507.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PKG is 0.90, which has changed by -0.21195877 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12415576 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PKG has reached a high of $245.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $172.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -0.88%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PKG traded on average about 733.63K shares per day over the past 3-months and 716030 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 89.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.83M. Insiders hold about 2.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.37% stake in the company. Shares short for PKG as of 1763078400 were 2437202 with a Short Ratio of 3.32, compared to 1760486400 on 2243409. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2437202 and a Short% of Float of 3.5700000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for PKG is 5.00, which was 5.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.025967281. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.84.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 7.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.36, with high estimates of $2.4 and low estimates of $2.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.99 and $9.92 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $9.95. EPS for the following year is $11.51, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $12.72 and $10.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.43B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.49B to a low estimate of $2.31B. As of. The current estimate, Packaging Corp Of America’s year-ago sales were $2.15BFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.45B. There is a high estimate of $2.55B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.34B.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PKG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.17B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.94B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.38BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.29B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.64B and the low estimate is $9.94B.
