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 $238, which forecasts a -0.36% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $205 and the highest is $270.

Price Target: $238 (-0.36%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$205	$238	$235	$270
Change	-14.18%	-0.36%	-1.62%	+13.04%

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	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26
Strong Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	0	1	1	1	1	2
Hold	4	4	4	4	4	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	7	7	7	7	7

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $226 → $227	Hold	Maintains	$226 → $227	-4.97%	Jan 29, 2026
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $273 → $270	Strong Buy	Maintains	$273 → $270	+13.04%	Jan 29, 2026
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $233 → $234	Buy	Maintains	$233 → $234	-2.03%	Jan 29, 2026
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $230 → $235	Hold	Maintains	$230 → $235	-1.62%	Jan 12, 2026
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $229 → $226	Hold	Maintains	$229 → $226	-5.38%	Jan 6, 2026

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

10.16B

Increased by 13.00%

from 8.99B

Revenue Next Year

10.64B

Increased by 4.70%

from 10.16B

EPS This Year

11.04

Increased by 28.64%

from 8.58

EPS Next Year

12.40

Increased by 12.33%

from 11.04

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	10.16B	10.64B
Revenue Growth	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	7.23%	13.00%	4.70%
EPS	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	8.58	11.04	12.40
EPS Growth	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	-3.90%	28.64%	12.33%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	21.64	19.26
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	14	12

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	10.8B	11.4B
Avg	10.2B	10.6B
Low	9.5B	10.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	20.7%	11.9%
Avg	13.0%	4.7%
Low	6.1%	0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	12.65	14.35
Avg	11.04	12.40
Low	9.99	10.46

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030
High	47.4%	30.0%
Avg	28.6%	12.3%
Low	16.4%	-5.2%

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.