Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for PKG stock ranges from a low of $180 to a high of $280. The average analyst price target of $230.33 forecasts a 18.59% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $230.33 (+18.59%)

Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$180	$230.33	$237	$280
Change	-7.32%	+18.59%	+22.03%	+44.17%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for PKG stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Dec '24	Jan '25	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25
Strong Buy	3	3	4	4	4	4
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	0
Hold	2	1	1	1	1	2
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	5	6	6	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy → Hold Downgrades $205 → $180	Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$205 → $180	-7.32%	May 9, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $238 → $237	Strong Buy	Maintains	$238 → $237	+22.03%	Apr 24, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $209 → $205	Buy	Maintains	$209 → $205	+5.55%	Apr 24, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $265 → $238	Strong Buy	Maintains	$265 → $238	+22.54%	Apr 22, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $236 → $209	Buy	Maintains	$236 → $209	+7.61%	Apr 8, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.94B

Increased by 6.58%

from 8.38B

Revenue Next Year

9.24B

Increased by 3.45%

from 8.94B

EPS This Year

10.73

Increased by 20.10%

from 8.93

EPS Next Year

11.87

Increased by 10.64%

from 10.73

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	6.66B	7.73B	8.48B	7.80B	8.38B	8.94B	9.24B	9.57B
Revenue Growth	-4.40%	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	6.58%	3.45%	3.51%
EPS	4.84	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	10.73	11.87	12.34
EPS Growth	-34.06%	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	20.10%	10.64%	3.95%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	18.11	16.37	15.74
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12	10	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.5B	9.8B	10.1B
Avg	8.9B	9.2B	9.6B
Low	8.6B	8.8B	9.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	13.1%	10.2%	9.5%
Avg	6.6%	3.4%	3.5%
Low	2.2%	-1.9%	-1.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	12.03	13.43	13.24
Avg	10.73	11.87	12.34
Low	9.56	10.68	11.37

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	34.7%	25.2%	11.6%
Avg	20.1%	10.6%	4.0%
Low	7.0%	-0.4%	-4.2%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.