Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 6 analysts that cover PKG stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $223.17, which forecasts a 8.37% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $200 and the highest is $250.

Price Target: $223.17 (+8.37%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$200	$223.17	$235	$250
Change	-2.88%	+8.37%	+14.12%	+21.40%

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	Feb '25	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	4	3	2
Buy	1	1	1	0	0	0
Hold	1	1	1	2	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	6	7	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $180 → $200	Hold	Maintains	$180 → $200	-2.88%	Jul 10, 2025
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $200 → $210	Hold	Maintains	$200 → $210	+1.98%	Jul 9, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $237 → $239	Strong Buy	Maintains	$237 → $239	+16.06%	Jun 17, 2025
Philip Ng Jefferies	Jefferies	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $245 → $205	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$245 → $205	-0.45%	Jun 16, 2025
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Initiates $200	Hold	Initiates	$200	-2.88%	Jun 4, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.98B

Increased by 7.06%

from 8.38B

Revenue Next Year

9.37B

Increased by 4.42%

from 8.98B

EPS This Year

10.34

Increased by 15.83%

from 8.93

EPS Next Year

11.36

Increased by 9.81%

from 10.34

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	8.98B	9.37B	9.78B
Revenue Growth	-4.40%	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	7.06%	4.42%	4.30%
EPS	4.84	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	10.34	11.36	11.95
EPS Growth	-34.06%	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	15.83%	9.81%	5.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.91	18.13	17.23
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	8

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.7B	11.1B	11.5B
Avg	9.0B	9.4B	9.8B
Low	8.6B	8.8B	9.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	16.0%	23.7%	22.7%
Avg	7.1%	4.4%	4.3%
Low	2.2%	-2.4%	-3.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.14	12.88	13.50
Avg	10.34	11.36	11.95
Low	9.36	8.87	10.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	24.7%	24.6%	18.9%
Avg	15.8%	9.8%	5.2%
Low	4.8%	-14.3%	-11.1%

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.