A share price of Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] is currently trading at $213.14, down -1.01%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The PKG shares have lost -0.38% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.72%, 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 September 24, 2025, when JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $242. Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on June 16, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $205. On June 04, 2025, UBS initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned a price target of $200 on the stock. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight but stick to its price target of $180 on May 09, 2025. Jefferies upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $280 on December 18, 2024. Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on April 24, 2024, and upped its price target to $191. In a note dated April 12, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock but restated the target price of $182.
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 $262 within the next 12 months. Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] shares were valued at $213.14 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.92% based on the average PKG price forecast.
Analyzing the PKG fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG] were 8.64B which represents 4.63% 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 0.14%, 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 0.15. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.61.
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 211.96 points at the first support level, and at 210.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 214.72, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 216.30.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE:PKG] is 3.54. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.32, and the Cash Ratio is 0.84. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.22, the price to book ratio is 4.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 21.27.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved KOWLZAN MARK W, Chairman & CEO, that happened on Sep 11 ’25 when 25000.0 shares were sold. 10% Owner, KOWLZAN MARK W completed a deal on Sep 11 ’25 to buy 25000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP Vaughn Joseph sold 2300.0 shares on Dec 03 ’24.
