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The price of Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) closed at $215.95 in the last session, up 1.32% from day before closing price of $213.14. In other words, the price has increased by $1.32 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. PKG stock price reached its highest trading level at $216.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $211.52.
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 22.07 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.32 and its Current Ratio is at 3.54. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.59.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of . The stock’s future direction. 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. On Dec 03 ’24, another insider, Vaughn Joseph, who serves as the SVP of the company, sold 2,300 shares for $244.89 each. As a result, the insider received 563,253 and left with 9,197 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 19430918144 and an Enterprise Value of 21229414400. As of this moment, Packaging’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.19. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.457 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.705.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PKG is 0.92, which has changed by 0.0025533438 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1529237 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 4.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.35%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, PKG traded on average about 730.94K shares per day over the past 3-months and 630240 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 89.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 87.87M. Insiders hold about 2.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.97% stake in the company. Shares short for PKG as of 1757894400 were 2583175 with a Short Ratio of 3.53, compared to 1755216000 on 1700804. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2583175 and a Short% of Float of 3.7800000000000002.
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 0.02345876. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.86.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 5.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.59, with high estimates of $2.62 and low estimates of $2.57.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $10.79 and $10.11 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $10.33. EPS for the following year is $11.65, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $12.67 and $10.0.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $2.29B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.35B to a low estimate of $2.23B. As of . The current estimate, Packaging Corp Of America’s year-ago sales were $2.18BFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.4B. There is a high estimate of $2.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.23B.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PKG’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.18B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $8.9B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.06B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.38BBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.25B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.49B and the low estimate is $10.11B.
