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As of close of business last night, Packaging Corp Of America’s stock clocked out at $186.23, down -0.06% from its previous closing price of $186.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.59 million shares were traded. PKG stock price reached its highest trading level at $187.695 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $186.01.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PKG’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 19.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.69. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.15 and its Current Ratio is at 3.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.60.
On June 04, 2025, UBS started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $200.
Wells Fargo Downgraded its Overweight to Equal Weight on May 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $180.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’24 when Vaughn Joseph sold 2,300 shares for $244.89 per share. The transaction valued at 563,253 led to the insider holds 9,197 shares of the business.
JOSEPH W VAUGHN bought 2,300 shares of PKG for $563,253 on Dec 03 ’24. On Nov 21 ’24, another insider, STECKO PAUL T, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 10,500 shares for $244.91 each. As a result, the insider received 2,571,555 and left with 8,881 shares of the company.
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 16756974592 and an Enterprise Value of 18597992448. As of this moment, Packaging’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.50, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 16.94. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.30. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.177 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.531.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PKG is 0.86, which has changed by 0.004205942 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PKG has reached a high of $250.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $172.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.21%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PKG traded 873.64K shares on average per day over the past three months and 680440 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 89.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 88.03M. Insiders hold about 2.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.52% stake in the company. Shares short for PKG as of 1748563200 were 1739298 with a Short Ratio of 1.99, compared to 1745971200 on 1624133. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1739298 and a Short% of Float of 2.54.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 5.0, PKG has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.02683123The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.89.
