What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for PKG Q4 Earnings?

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Packaging Co. of America in a report released on Tuesday, January 21st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the industrial products company will post earnings per share of $2.97 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $3.00. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America’s current full-year earnings is $9.08 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Co. of America’s Q2 2026 earnings at $3.04 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.07 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective 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. Jefferies Financial Group raised Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $215.00 to $280.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Truist Financial raised their price target on Packaging Co. of America from $252.00 to $282.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $238.67.

Packaging Co. of America Stock Up 0.4 %

NYSE:PKG opened at $240.08 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $235.85 and its 200-day simple moving average is $218.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a current ratio of 2.95. Packaging Co. of America has a fifty-two week low of $159.57 and a fifty-two week high of $250.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.98, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 0.79.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The industrial products company reported $2.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.50 by $0.15. The company had revenue of $2.18 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.09 billion. Packaging Co. of America had a return on equity of 19.10% and a net margin of 9.46%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.05 earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Packaging Co. of America

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of PKG. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board acquired a new stake in Packaging Co. of America in the 2nd quarter valued at $1,296,000. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in Packaging Co. of America by 28.6% during the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,751 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $685,000 after purchasing an additional 835 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 0.3% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 54,320 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $9,917,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 7.9% during the second quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 15,643 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $2,856,000 after purchasing an additional 1,143 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 19,000.0% during the 2nd quarter. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC now owns 1,146 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $209,000 after purchasing an additional 1,140 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Packaging Co. of America

In related news, SVP Donald R. Shirley sold 8,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.20, for a total transaction of $1,921,600.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 15,725 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,777,145. This trade represents a 33.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Robert P. Mundy sold 12,500 shares of Packaging Co. of America stock in a transaction on Friday, November 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $240.62, for a total transaction of $3,007,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 43,954 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,576,211.48. The trade was a 22.14 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 33,300 shares of company stock valued at $8,064,152. 1.60% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Packaging Co. of America Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th were given 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 yield of 2.08%. Packaging Co. of America’s dividend payout ratio is presently 58.28%.

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.