Analysts Offer Predictions for PKG FY2025 Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research issued their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Packaging Corporation of America in a research note issued on Wednesday, November 5th. Zacks Research analyst Team forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings of $9.92 per share for the year. Zacks Research currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Packaging Corporation of America’s current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Corporation of America’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.40 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.34 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.40 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.69 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $3.51 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $12.28 EPS.

PKG has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $200.00 to $222.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Weiss Ratings cut Packaging Corporation of America from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $242.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Packaging Corporation of America from $214.00 to $218.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Truist Financial increased their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $262.00 to $264.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $230.17.

Packaging Corporation of America Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE PKG opened at $198.17 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 3.54, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The company has a market cap of $17.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.44 and a beta of 0.92. Packaging Corporation of America has a 12-month low of $172.71 and a 12-month high of $250.82. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $210.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $200.28.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.73 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.83 by ($0.10). The business had revenue of $2.31 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.29 billion. Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 19.98% and a net margin of 10.18%.The company’s revenue was up 6.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.65 EPS. Packaging Corporation of America has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.400-2.400 EPS.

Packaging Corporation of America Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. Packaging Corporation of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 50.56%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Mark W. Kowlzan sold 25,000 shares of Packaging Corporation of America stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.97, for a total value of $5,399,250.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 437,378 shares in the company, valued at approximately $94,460,526.66. The trade was a 5.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 1.50% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Packaging Corporation of America

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. TD Private Client Wealth LLC lifted its position in Packaging Corporation of America by 20.5% during the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 1,264 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $250,000 after purchasing an additional 215 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 8.9% in the first quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 6,075 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $1,203,000 after buying an additional 494 shares during the period. LBP AM SA boosted its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 5.0% in the first quarter. LBP AM SA now owns 38,401 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $7,604,000 after acquiring an additional 1,817 shares during the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in Packaging Corporation of America by 35.4% in the first quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 532 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $100,000 after acquiring an additional 139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alps Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America during the 1st quarter worth $358,000. 89.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Packaging Corporation of America

Packaging Corporation of America engages in the production of container products. It operates through the following segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers a variety of corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers. The Paper segment manufactures and sells a range of papers, including communication-based papers, and pressure sensitive papers.