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Packaging Corp of America

PKG
197.220USD
-1.870-0.94%
Close 11/14, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
17.75BMarket Cap
20.00P/E TTM

Packaging Corp of America

197.220
-1.870-0.94%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
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: 2025-11-14

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
5 / 23
Overall Ranking
88 / 4604
Industry
Containers & Packaging

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
225.081
Target Price
+13.05%
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%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 3.73, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 85.28M shares, increasing 0.25% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Louis Moore Bacon
Star Investor Louis Moore Bacon holds 109.82K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

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 2.31B, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.00%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 4.65%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.03
Change
0

Financials

10.00

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

9.27

Operational Efficiency

8.33

Growth Potential

10.00

Shareholder Returns

7.56

Packaging Corp of America's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current valuation score is 6.51, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.40. Its current P/E ratio is 19.84, which is 45.61% below the recent high of 28.88 and 42.02% above the recent low of 11.50.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.51
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 5/23
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.00, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.60. The average price target for Packaging Corp of America is 229.50, with a high of 263.00 and a low of 156.81.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 12 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
225.081
Target Price
+13.05%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

6
Total
12
Median
11
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Packaging Corp of America
PKG
12
Smurfit WestRock PLC
SW
18
International Paper Co
IP
14
Graphic Packaging Holding Co
GPK
13
Sonoco Products Co
SON
11
Ranpak Holdings Corp
PACK
3
1

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: 2025-11-14

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.80, which is lower than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.49. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 211.05 and the support level at 188.10, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.95
Change
-0.15

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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(3)
Neutral(3)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.389
Neutral
RSI(14)
39.779
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
45.107
Sell
ATR(14)
4.129
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-57.290
Neutral
Williams %R
72.134
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.227
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
200.098
Sell
MA10
199.100
Sell
MA20
201.659
Sell
MA50
208.216
Sell
MA100
205.340
Sell
MA200
200.452
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 7.48. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 94.78%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.33%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 11.19M shares, representing 12.43% of shares outstanding, with 1.93% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
11.16M
+1.60%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.00M
-4.23%
State Street Investment Management (US)
4.10M
+1.06%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
3.35M
+2.40%
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
2.66M
+19.19%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
2.39M
-0.11%
JP Morgan Asset Management
2.27M
-7.20%
Fidelity International
2.21M
+12.67%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
1.86M
+70.60%
Victory Capital Management Inc.
1.48M
+1.31%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-14

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.08, which is higher than the Containers & Packaging industry's average of 6.83. The company's beta value is 0.90. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.08
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.90
VaR
+2.11%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+29.29%
240-Day Volatility
+28.93%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+6.17%
120 days
+7.59%
5 years
+10.08%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.61%
120 days
-4.61%
5 years
-11.01%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+0.05
120 days
+0.41
5 years
+0.58

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+29.29%
3 years
+29.29%
5 years
+32.75%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.71
3 years
+0.60
5 years
+0.29
Skewness
240 days
-0.02
3 years
+0.37
5 years
-0.02

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+28.93%
5 years
+25.34%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.31%
5 years
+1.74%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+68.66%
240 days
+68.66%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+13.54%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+16.90%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.83%
120 days
+0.93%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+9.99%
60 days
+5.99%
120 days
+18.66%

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