PKG · Packaging Corporation of Americ
$254.39
+0.34% last session
End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28
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
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
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 priceJP Morgan
Overweight$312
+22.6% vs priceUBS
Buy$271
+6.5% vs priceBank of America
Buy$263
+3.4% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$246
-3.3% vs priceDeutsche Bank
Buy$256
+0.6% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | $241 → $254 |
| 2026-07-28 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $271 → $312 |
| 2026-07-25 | UBS | Maintains | Buy | $272 → $271 |
| 2026-07-24 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $269 → $271 |
| 2026-07-15 | Truist Securities | Maintains | Buy | $258 → $270 |
| 2026-07-14 | Bank of America | Maintains | Buy | $242 → $263 |
| 2026-07-09 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | $229 → $241 |
| 2026-07-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $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).
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Fundamentals
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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