Zacks Research Has Pessimistic Outlook of PKG Q2 Earnings

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Packaging Co. of America in a report released on Tuesday, March 11th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.61 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $2.66. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America’s current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Co. of America’s Q4 2025 earnings at $2.55 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $10.37 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.73 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.00 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.81 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $11.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.62 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $215.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Seaport Res Ptn upgraded Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. StockNews.com upgraded Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Truist Financial restated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective (down from $282.00) on shares of Packaging Co. of America in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Packaging Co. of America from $253.00 to $236.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $233.00.

Packaging Co. of America Stock Down 2.9 %

Shares of NYSE:PKG opened at $191.66 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.98, a current ratio of 2.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58. Packaging Co. of America has a 52-week low of $169.00 and a 52-week high of $250.82. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $218.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $222.85. The company has a market capitalization of $17.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 0.77.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Packaging Co. of America

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PKG. Sanctuary Advisors LLC increased its stake in Packaging Co. of America by 17.0% during the third quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 20,270 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $4,366,000 after acquiring an additional 2,946 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Creek Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Packaging Co. of America during the fourth quarter worth about $293,000. AlphaQuest LLC increased its stake in Packaging Co. of America by 25.3% during the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 9,683 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,180,000 after acquiring an additional 1,954 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC acquired a new stake in Packaging Co. of America during the fourth quarter worth about $6,966,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Packaging Co. of America by 24.2% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,431 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $547,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the last quarter. 89.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Packaging Co. of America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th will be given a dividend of $1.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $5.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.61%. Packaging Co. of America’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 55.99%.

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.