Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for PKG

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lowered their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for Packaging Co. of America in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 13th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Weintraub now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.70 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $2.71. Seaport Res Ptn has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America’s current full-year earnings is $10.60 per share.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on PKG. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 target price (down previously from $282.00) on shares of Packaging Co. of America in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $280.00 in a research note on Wednesday, December 18th. StockNews.com cut shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Packaging Co. of America from $253.00 to $236.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price objective on Packaging Co. of America from $232.00 to $235.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $233.00.

Packaging Co. of America Stock Performance

NYSE:PKG opened at $212.19 on Monday. Packaging Co. of America has a twelve month low of $167.60 and a twelve month high of $250.82. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $225.81 and its 200 day simple moving average is $221.86. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.06 billion, a PE ratio of 23.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 0.77.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, January 28th. The industrial products company reported $2.47 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.51 by ($0.04). Packaging Co. of America had a net margin of 9.60% and a return on equity of 19.67%.

Packaging Co. of America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 20th were issued a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 20th. This represents a $5.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.36%. Packaging Co. of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.99%.

Insider Transactions at Packaging Co. of America

In other Packaging Co. of America news, SVP Joseph Vaughn sold 2,300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.89, for a total value of $563,247.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 9,197 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,252,253.33. This trade represents a 20.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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 directly owns 8,881 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,175,045.71. The trade was a 54.18 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.60% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Co. of America

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new stake in Packaging Co. of America during the 3rd quarter valued at $78,000. Creative Planning increased its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 3.3% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 16,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,628,000 after acquiring an additional 534 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd increased its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 1.7% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd now owns 8,852 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,907,000 after acquiring an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 16.5% in the 3rd quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 1,361 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $293,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Packaging Co. of America in the 3rd quarter valued at about $205,000. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

About Packaging Co. 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.