What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for PKG Q1 Earnings?

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) – Research analysts at Zacks Research increased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Packaging Co. of America in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the industrial products company will post earnings of $2.31 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $2.06. The consensus estimate for Packaging Co. of America’s current full-year earnings is $9.07 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Packaging Co. of America’s Q2 2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $3.05 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.96 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $11.08 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $3.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $3.15 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $11.91 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $252.00 price target (up previously from $242.00) on shares of Packaging Co. of America in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Packaging Co. of America from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $235.00 to $253.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Citigroup upped their target price on shares of Packaging Co. of America from $199.00 to $221.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $221.60.

Packaging Co. of America Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:PKG opened at $244.14 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $228.82 and a 200 day moving average of $205.39. The stock has a market cap of $21.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.44 and a beta of 0.77. Packaging Co. of America has a 12 month low of $159.57 and a 12 month high of $250.82. The company has a current ratio of 2.95, a quick ratio of 1.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.58.

Packaging Co. of America (NYSE:PKG) last posted its quarterly 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 net margin of 9.46% and a return on equity of 19.10%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.05 earnings per share.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Robert P. Mundy sold 12,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.62, for a total value of $3,007,750.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 43,954 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,576,211.48. This represents a 22.14 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul T. Stecko sold 10,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $244.91, for a total value of $2,571,555.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 8,881 shares in the company, valued at $2,175,045.71. This trade represents a 54.18 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 31,000 shares of company stock worth $7,500,905. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Packaging Co. of America

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 981.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 19,109 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $3,626,000 after purchasing an additional 17,342 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 33.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC now owns 2,535 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $481,000 after purchasing an additional 629 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 42.3% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,208 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $221,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS increased its stake in shares of Packaging Co. of America by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 16,247 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $2,966,000 after purchasing an additional 1,652 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Packaging Co. of America in the 2nd quarter valued at about $62,000. Institutional investors own 89.78% of the company’s stock.

Packaging Co. of America Company Profile

Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Packaging, Paper, and Corporate and Other. The Packaging segment offers various containerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products.