Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 7 analysts that cover PKG stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $227.57, which forecasts a 6.07% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $200 and the highest is $262.

Price Target: $227.57 (+6.07%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$200	$227.57	$220	$262
Change	-6.78%	+6.07%	+2.54%	+22.12%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for PKG stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	4	3	2	2	2	2
Buy	0	0	0	0	1	1
Hold	2	4	4	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	7	6	6	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Detlef Winckelmann JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Buy Initiates $242	Buy	Initiates	$242	+12.80%	Sep 24, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $238 → $262	Strong Buy	Maintains	$238 → $262	+22.12%	Sep 17, 2025
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $210 → $220	Hold	Maintains	$210 → $220	+2.54%	Jul 29, 2025
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $197 → $214	Hold	Maintains	$197 → $214	-0.25%	Jul 25, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $239 → $238	Strong Buy	Maintains	$239 → $238	+10.94%	Jul 25, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

9.01B

Increased by 7.46%

from 8.38B

Revenue Next Year

9.75B

Increased by 8.20%

from 9.01B

EPS This Year

10.39

Increased by 16.33%

from 8.93

EPS Next Year

11.71

Increased by 12.74%

from 10.39

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	6.66B	7.73B	8.48B	7.80B	8.38B	9.01B	9.75B
Revenue Growth	-4.40%	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	7.46%	8.20%
EPS	4.84	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	10.39	11.71
EPS Growth	-34.06%	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	16.33%	12.74%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	20.65	18.32
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13	13

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027
High	9.6B	11.0B
Avg	9.0B	9.7B
Low	8.6B	8.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	15.0%	22.3%
Avg	7.5%	8.2%
Low	2.2%	-2.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027
High	11.33	13.30
Avg	10.39	11.71
Low	9.90	9.80

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027
High	26.9%	28.1%
Avg	16.3%	12.7%
Low	10.8%	-5.7%

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.