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PKG · Packaging Corporation of Americ

Packaging & ContainersUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$254.39

+0.34% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Bullish5 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.00 from 10 analysts)
To mean target: -1.6%

Market cap

$22B

Enterprise value

$26B

Trailing P/E

32.7

Forward P/E

20.1

Dividend yield

2.0%

Beta

0.82

Avg volume

1M

Employees

17K

2D change

5D change

7.90%

10D change

8.28%

30D change

4.48%

60D change

16.05%

MTD change

6.07%

YTD change

23.91%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.00
Covering analysts10
Mean price target$250.30
Low price target$167.00
Upside to mean target-1.6%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)71.6
50-day MA$226.83
200-day MA$214.52
Price vs 50-day MA+11.6%
Price vs 200-day MA+18.1%
MACD histogram1.91
Volume vs 3-month avg1.4×
52w low $186.8052w high $253.24

Analyst sentiment over time — PKG

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-28

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Citigroup

Neutral

$254

-0.2% vs price
▲ raised from $241Maintains · 2026-07-28

JP Morgan

Overweight

$312

+22.6% vs price
▲ raised from $271Maintains · 2026-07-28

UBS

Buy

$271

+6.5% vs price
▼ cut from $272Maintains · 2026-07-25

Bank of America

Buy

$263

+3.4% vs price
▲ raised from $242Maintains · 2026-07-14

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$246

-3.3% vs price
▲ raised from $245Downgrade · 2026-07-09

Deutsche Bank

Buy

$256

+0.6% vs price
▲ raised from $225Upgrade · 2026-05-04

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-28CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$241 $254
2026-07-28JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$271 $312
2026-07-25UBSMaintainsBuy$272 $271
2026-07-24JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$269 $271
2026-07-15Truist SecuritiesMaintainsBuy$258 $270
2026-07-14Bank of AmericaMaintainsBuy$242 $263
2026-07-09CitigroupMaintainsNeutral$229 $241
2026-07-09JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$246 $269

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 72 — overbought territory; the recent run-up may be due for a pause.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 11.6% above the 50-day MA ($226.83).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 18.1% above the 200-day MA ($214.52).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+1.91) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($253.24).

PKG Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$10B
EBITDA$2.0B
Free cash flow
Operating cash flow
Book value / share$51.81
Net debt / EBITDA2.0
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth15.00%
Earnings growth-20.00%

About Packaging Corporation of Americ

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers. This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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