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NYSE · PKG
Packaging Corporation of America
Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers
$256.82
Up+$2.29 (+0.90%)
Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:13 AM
SID Score
7.2/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 18.47B
- P/E ratio
- 20.69
- Dividend yield
- 2.43%
- 52-week range
- $201.25 – $259.98
- Volume
- 555.63K
- Avg. volume
- 736.74K
Price performance · PKG
PKG price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 30, 2026
PKG closed at $256.82 after 21 trading sessions, up 12.37% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $256.82
- Period change
- +12.37%
- Period low
- $227.25
- Period high
- $256.82
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | $255.75 | $257.23 | $253.76 | $256.82 | 555.63K |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $249.64 | $255.23 | $249.64 | $254.53 | 540.52K |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $248.88 | $251.34 | $244.58 | $248.44 | 837.35K |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $254.37 | $255.81 | $250.34 | $253.01 | 721.13K |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $248.45 | $254.04 | $247.36 | $253.74 | 911.62K |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $247.23 | $249.58 | $244.97 | $247.29 | 712.74K |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $241.46 | $248.92 | $241.46 | $248.92 | 1.47M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $239.48 | $239.64 | $236.3046 | $239.00 | 810.15K |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $235.70 | $240.235 | $235.70 | $238.92 | 780.85K |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $236.04 | $239.265 | $233.31 | $236.38 | 851.4K |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $234.72 | $237.50 | $233.46 | $236.00 | 917.39K |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $233.13 | $235.03 | $230.81 | $232.58 | 528.92K |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $230.72 | $231.65 | $228.42 | $229.96 | 566.38K |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $230.56 | $232.14 | $227.11 | $231.65 | 529.38K |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $230.47 | $231.19 | $227.29 | $227.82 | 351.82K |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $230.03 | $231.78 | $228.485 | $230.51 | 459.53K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $226.25 | $229.98 | $225.12 | $229.94 | 493.5K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $227.93 | $228.77 | $226.605 | $227.25 | 491.14K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $229.71 | $231.8999 | $227.52 | $229.74 | 397.44K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $227.00 | $230.51 | $224.84 | $229.31 | 489.53K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $230.85 | $232.35 | $228.385 | $228.54 | 530.77K |
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Packaging Corp. of America is the third-largest containerboard and corrugated packaging manufacturer in the United States. It produces over 5 million tons of containerboard annually. The company's share of the domestic containerboard market is roughly 10%. PCA differentiates itself from larger competitors by focusing on smaller customers and operating with a high degree of flexibility.
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- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $238.67
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 16
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Citigroup | Neutral | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Oct 23, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Oct 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Equal-Weight | — |
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