Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 8 analysts that cover PKG stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $235.38, which forecasts a 13.71% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $205 and the highest is $270.

Price Target: $235.38 (+13.71%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$205	$235.38	$235	$270
Change	-0.97%	+13.71%	+13.53%	+30.43%

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	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	1	1	2	2	2	2
Hold	4	4	3	3	3	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	7	7	7	7	7	8

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $234 → $226	Buy	Maintains	$234 → $226	+9.18%	Apr 7, 2026
Hillary Cacanando Deutsche Bank	Deutsche Bank	Strong Sell → Hold Initiates $225	Strong Sell → Hold	Initiates	$225	+8.70%	Apr 1, 2026
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $226 → $227	Hold	Maintains	$226 → $227	+9.66%	Jan 29, 2026
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $273 → $270	Strong Buy	Maintains	$273 → $270	+30.43%	Jan 29, 2026
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $233 → $234	Buy	Maintains	$233 → $234	+13.04%	Jan 29, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.29B

Increased by 14.44%

from 8.99B

Revenue Next Year

10.71B

Increased by 4.07%

from 10.29B

EPS This Year

10.82

Increased by 26.11%

from 8.58

EPS Next Year

12.18

Increased by 12.60%

from 10.82

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	7.73B	8.48B	7.80B	8.38B	8.99B	10.29B	10.71B
Revenue Growth	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	7.23%	14.44%	4.07%
EPS	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	8.58	10.82	12.18
EPS Growth	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	-3.92%	26.11%	12.60%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.13	16.99
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	14

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	11.5B	12.0B
Avg	10.3B	10.7B
Low	9.7B	10.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	28.2%	17.0%
Avg	14.4%	4.1%
Low	8.2%	-1.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.97	13.65
Avg	10.82	12.18
Low	9.70	10.46

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	39.5%	26.2%
Avg	26.1%	12.6%
Low	13.1%	-3.3%

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.