Balance Sheet Insights: Packaging Corp Of America (PKG)’s Debt-to-Equity and Long-Term Debt/Eq Ratios

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In the latest session, Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) closed at $211.28 down -0.65% from its previous closing price of $212.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.08 million shares were traded. PKG stock price reached its highest trading level at $212.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $208.22.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Packaging Corp Of America’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.98 and its Current Ratio is at 2.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.63.

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 the company, Jefferies on December 18, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $280 from $215 previously.

On April 24, 2024, Wells Fargo Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $187 to $191.

Exane BNP Paribas Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on April 12, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $182.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 18973978624 and an Enterprise Value of 23241342976. As of this moment, Packaging’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 23.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.02. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.91. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.45. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.843 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.302.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for PKG is 0.79, which has changed by 0.3044225 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21926713 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 $159.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.64%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, PKG has traded an average of 783.30K shares per day and 1074210 over the past ten days. A total of 89.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 88.11M. Insiders hold about 1.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.74% stake in the company. Shares short for PKG as of 1736899200 were 1806242 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1734048000 on 1262985. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1806242 and a Short% of Float of 2.6500002.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.96.

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