Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.210-2.210 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.280. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently issued reports on PKG shares. Truist Financial upped their price target on Packaging Co. of America from $252.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Packaging Co. of America from $235.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $232.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 6th. StockNews.com raised shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the stock from $215.00 to $280.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 18th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $238.67.

Packaging Co. of America Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PKG traded down $1.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $238.71. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 939,526 shares, compared to its average volume of 857,460. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $235.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $219.71. The company has a market capitalization of $21.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 2.95 and a quick ratio of 1.98. Packaging Co. of America has a fifty-two week low of $159.57 and a fifty-two week high of $250.82.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.47 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.51 by ($0.04). Packaging Co. of America had a net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 19.10%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Packaging Co. of America will post 9.08 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Packaging Co. of America Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 20th were paid a $1.25 dividend. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.09%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 20th. Packaging Co. of America’s payout ratio is 58.28%.

Insider Transactions at Packaging Co. of America

In other Packaging Co. of America news, SVP Donald R. Shirley sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.20, for a total transaction of $1,921,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 15,725 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,777,145. This represents a 33.72 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Paul T. Stecko sold 10,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.91, for a total value of $2,571,555.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 8,881 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,175,045.71. This trade represents a 54.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 33,300 shares of company stock worth $8,064,152. 1.60% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Packaging Co. of America Company Profile

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.