Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG)’s stock price has increased by 0.91 compared to its previous closing price of 190.79. However, the company has seen a 0.93% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. businesswire.com reported 2025-05-07 that LAKE FOREST, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) announced today that its Board approved a regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share on its common stock. The quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share will be paid to shareholders of record as of June 13, 2025 with a payment date of July 15, 2025. Future declaration of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to the final determination by PCA’s Board of Directors. PCA.
Is It Worth Investing in Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Packaging Corp Of America (NYSE: PKG) is above average at 20.16x. The 36-month beta value for PKG is also noteworthy at 0.86. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 4 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for PKG is 88.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.84% of that float. The average trading volume of PKG on May 23, 2025 was 928.58K shares.
PKG’s Market Performance
The stock of Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has seen a 0.93% increase in the past week, with a 4.24% rise in the past month, and a -7.40% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.99%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.79% for PKG. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.76% for PKG stock, with a simple moving average of -9.48% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of PKG
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for PKG stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for PKG by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for PKG in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $180 based on the research report published on May 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see PKG reach a price target of $280, previously predicting the price at $215. The rating they have provided for PKG stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 18th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to PKG, setting the target price at $191 in the report published on April 24th of the previous year.
PKG Trading at 1.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought PKG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -23.24% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.79%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.99%, as shares surge +2.02% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -2.42% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, PKG rose by +0.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.44% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $187.36. In addition, Packaging Corp Of America saw -14.48% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at PKG starting from Vaughn Joseph, who sale 2,300 shares at the price of $244.89 back on Dec 03 ’24. After this action, Vaughn Joseph now owns 9,197 shares of Packaging Corp Of America, valued at $563,253 using the latest closing price.
JOSEPH W VAUGHN, the Officer of Packaging Corp Of America, proposed sale 2,300 shares at $244.89 during a trade that took place back on Dec 03 ’24, which means that JOSEPH W VAUGHN is holding shares at $563,253 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for PKG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Packaging Corp Of America stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.16. Equity return is now at value 20.07, with 9.60 for asset returns.
Based on Packaging Corp Of America (PKG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.39 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.43. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 38.58.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.63 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.2. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.03. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.55for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.28.
Conclusion
In summary, Packaging Corp Of America (PKG) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
