A share price of Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] is currently trading at $201.27, down -0.50%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PKG shares have gain 6.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.10%, 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 June 16, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold but kept the price target unchanged to $205 for it. Previously, UBS started tracking the stock with Neutral rating on June 04, 2025, and set its price target to $200. On May 09, 2025, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Equal Weight but maintained its price target of $180 on the stock. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $280 on December 18, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to a Overweight and raised its price target to $191 on April 24, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 12, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $182. In a note dated March 04, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $172 to $202.
Packaging Corp Of America experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $172.71 and $250.82. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $212 within the next 12 months. Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] shares were valued at $201.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 5.33% based on the average PKG price forecast.
Analyzing the PKG fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG] were 8.54B which represents 8.16% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.14%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.1, Equity is 0.2 and Total Capital is 0.16. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.63.
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 200.09 points at the first support level, and at 198.92 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 202.47, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 203.66.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG] is 3.28. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.15, and the Cash Ratio is 0.68. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.12, the price to book ratio is 4.02 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.07.
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.
