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Packaging Corp of America

PKG

216.315USD

+0.365+0.17%

Close 09/29, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

19.47BMarket Cap

21.67P/E TTM

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Packaging Corp of America

216.315

+0.365+0.17%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Packaging Corp of America

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Packaging Corp of America's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

3 / 24

Overall Ranking

85 / 4714

Industry

Containers & Packaging

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

215.722

Target Price

-0.11%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Packaging Corp of America Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Packaging Corporation of America is a producer of containerboard products and a producer of uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper in North America. The Company operates eight mills and 86 corrugated products plants and related facilities. Its segments include Packaging, Paper and Corporate and Other. Its containerboard mills produce linerboard and corrugating medium, which are papers primarily used in the production of corrugated products. Its corrugated products manufacturing plants produce a variety of corrugated packaging products. In addition, it also produces packaging for meat, fresh fruit, and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. It manufactures and sells papers, including both commodity and specialty papers, which may have custom or specialized features, such as colors, coatings, high brightness, and recycled content. Its papers consist of communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers.

High Dividend

The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 56.45%.

Stable Dividend

The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 56.45%.

Overvalued

The company’s latest PB is 4.20, at a high 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Buying

The latest institutional holdings are 85.56M shares, increasing 1.15% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by The Vanguard

Star Investor The Vanguard holds 11.16M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company's current financial score is 9.03, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.39. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 2.17B, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.63%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 21.47%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

9.03

Change

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Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

9.27

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

8.33

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

7.56

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Packaging Corp of America's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current valuation score is 6.51, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.36. Its current P/E ratio is 21.49, which is 34.41% below the recent high of 28.88 and 52.62% above the recent low of 10.18.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

1.20

Change

5.31

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 3/24

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 6.91, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.55. The average price target for Packaging Corp of America is 214.00, with a high of 262.00 and a low of 148.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.91

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts

Buy

Current Rating

215.722

Target Price

-0.11%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Packaging Corp of America

PKG

Smurfit WestRock PLC

International Paper Co

Graphic Packaging Holding Co

GPK

Sonoco Products Co

SON

Ranpak Holdings Corp

PACK

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.10, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.00. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 220.86 and the support level at 210.48, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.71

Change

0.39

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(1)

Neutral(2)

Buy(4)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.656

Neutral

RSI(14)

57.995

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

70.109

Buy

ATR(14)

3.456

High Vlolatility

CCI(14)

114.439

Buy

Williams %R

20.452

Buy

TRIX(12,20)

0.131

Sell

StochRSI(14)

100.000

Buy

Moving Average

Sell(0)

Neutral(0)

Buy(6)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

214.878

Buy

MA10

213.589

Buy

MA20

214.464

Buy

MA50

206.894

Buy

MA100

200.348

Buy

MA200

204.872

Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 8.75. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 95.09%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.49%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 11.16M shares, representing 12.41% of shares outstanding, with 2.13% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

10.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

10.99M

-3.48%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

6.26M

-1.14%

State Street Global Advisors (US)

4.05M

+2.73%

Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.

3.27M

+6.60%

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Star Investors

2.23M

+123.63%

Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.

2.39M

+1.06%

JP Morgan Asset Management

2.45M

+48.62%

Fidelity International

1.96M

-2.24%

American Century Investment Management, Inc.

1.09M

+20.81%

Columbia Threadneedle Investments (US)

1.72M

+2.89%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-26

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.50, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 6.95. The company's beta value is 0.93. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.