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In the latest session, Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) closed at $202.29 up 0.17% from its previous closing price of $201.94. In other words, the price has increased by $0.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.39 million shares were traded. PKG stock price reached its highest trading level at $203.5799 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $200.7.
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 21.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.42. 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:
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 18202052608 and an Enterprise Value of 18796337152. As of this moment, Packaging’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.18, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.39. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.46. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.13 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.2 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.643.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PKG is 0.87, which has changed by 0.13921273 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 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 6.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.34%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PKG has traded an average of 857.98K shares per day and 788030 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 91.54% stake in the company. Shares short for PKG as of 1749772800 were 1967959 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1747267200 on 1749110. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1967959 and a Short% of Float of 2.8800000999999997.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for PKG is 5.00, from 5.0 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.024759829The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.88.
