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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Packaging & Containers industry segment, falling under the Consumer Cyclical sector. The current market capitalization of Packaging Corp Of America is $20.89B. A total of 0.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 704.46K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Vaughn Joseph sold 2,300 shares of PKG for 244.89 per share on Dec 03 ’24. After the transaction, the SVP now owns 9,197 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 03 ’24, JOSEPH W VAUGHN bought 2,300 shares at 244.89 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, STECKO PAUL T disposed of 10,500 shares on Nov 21 ’24 at a per-share price of $244.91. This resulted in the Director holding 8,881 shares of PKG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Paul Stecko bought 10,500 shares at $245.30 per share on Nov 21 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Packaging Corp Of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.15%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.13. PKG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2.1% when it declared a $1.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 2.44%. The PKG stock dividend was $1.25 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PKG has a high of $250.82 and a low of $159.57.
As of this writing, PKG has an earnings estimate of $2.53 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 5.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.61 per share and a lower estimate of $2.48.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. PKG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $704.80M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.73B in debt and $884.80M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $47.47, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.61B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for PKG is Buy with a score of 4.25.
