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Stocks Info
Packaging Corp Of America is listed on the NYSE in the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating in the Packaging & Containers industry. The current market capitalization of Packaging Corp Of America is $17.82B. A total of 0.84 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 755.24K shares.
In the most recent transaction, KOWLZAN MARK W sold 25,000 shares of PKG for 215.97 per share on Sep 11 ’25. After the transaction, the Chairman & CEO now owns 437,378 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 11 ’25, KOWLZAN MARK W bought 25,000 shares at 215.06 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Vaughn Joseph disposed of 2,300 shares on Dec 03 ’24 at a per-share price of $244.89. This resulted in the SVP holding 9,197 shares of PKG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, JOSEPH W VAUGHN bought 2,300 shares at $244.89 per share on Dec 03 ’24.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Packaging Corp Of America pays an annual dividend of $5.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.03.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, PKG has a high of $250.82 and a low of $172.71.
As of this writing, PKG has an earnings estimate of $2.41 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 7.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.43 per share and a lower estimate of $2.4. The company reported an EPS of $2.47 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $51.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.61B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 3.91.
