Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for PKG Q3 Earnings

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Packaging Corporation of America in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, August 6th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.80 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.86. The consensus estimate for Packaging Corporation of America’s current full-year earnings is $10.44 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Corporation of America’s FY2025 earnings at $10.17 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.91 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $10.94 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.33 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered Packaging Corporation of America from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from $245.00 to $205.00 in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $239.00 to $238.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Packaging Corporation of America from $180.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. UBS Group upped their price target on Packaging Corporation of America from $210.00 to $220.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price target on Packaging Corporation of America from $197.00 to $214.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $215.40.

Packaging Corporation of America Price Performance

Packaging Corporation of America stock opened at $196.55 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 3.54. The firm has a market cap of $17.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.62, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s fifty day moving average is $196.73 and its two-hundred day moving average is $197.15. Packaging Corporation of America has a 52 week low of $172.71 and a 52 week high of $250.82.

Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The industrial products company reported $2.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.44 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $2.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.18 billion. Packaging Corporation of America had a return on equity of 20.08% and a net margin of 10.47%. Packaging Corporation of America’s quarterly revenue was up 4.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.20 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Packaging Corporation of America

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sowell Financial Services LLC bought a new stake in Packaging Corporation of America in the first quarter valued at about $309,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in Packaging Corporation of America by 5.6% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,639 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $5,671,000 after purchasing an additional 1,531 shares during the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 718.0% in the first quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 10,086 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $1,997,000 after acquiring an additional 8,853 shares in the last quarter. First United Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Packaging Corporation of America in the first quarter worth about $289,000. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Packaging Corporation of America by 11.3% in the first quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 250,197 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $49,544,000 after acquiring an additional 25,471 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

Packaging Corporation 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.