Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] stock prices are up 0.91% to $192.53 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The PKG shares have gain 0.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 09, 2025, when Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but kept the price target unchanged to $180 for it. Previously, Jefferies upgraded its rating to Buy on December 18, 2024, and elevated its price target to $280. On April 24, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $191 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to a Neutral but stick to its price target of $182 on April 12, 2024. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $202 on March 04, 2024. Seaport Research Partners downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on January 29, 2024.
The stock price of Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] has been fluctuating between $172.71 and $250.82 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $280 within the next 12 months. Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] shares were valued at $192.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 45.43% based on the average PKG price forecast.
Analyzing the PKG fundamentals
The Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG] reported sales of 8.54B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.16%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.19%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.16 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.63.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 189.87 points at the first support level, and at 187.21 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 194.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 196.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG]’s Current Ratio is 3.28. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.15 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.03, the price to book ratio is 3.85 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 20.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Vaughn Joseph, SVP, that happened on Dec 03 ’24 when 2300.0 shares were sold. Officer, JOSEPH W VAUGHN completed a deal on Dec 03 ’24 to buy 2300.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director STECKO PAUL T sold 10500.0 shares on Nov 21 ’24.
