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Packaging Corporation of America

Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

$240.39

Down-$6.45 (-2.68%)

Updated Aug 31, 2026, 9:39 PM

SID Score

6.6/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

58/100

Neutral

Market cap
18.47B
P/E ratio
20.69
Dividend yield
2.60%
52-week range
$193.01 – $259.98
Volume
421.12K
Avg. volume
736.74K

Price performance

PKG price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

PKG closed at $240.39 after 20 trading sessions, down 4.26% for the selected period.

Last close
$240.39
Period change
-4.26%
Period low
$240.39
Period high
$257.43
Daily close
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PKG OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 28, 2026$245.34$246.18$239.88$240.39421.12K
Aug 27, 2026$244.04$245.5299$240.17$243.69489.22K
Aug 26, 2026$247.90$250.875$245.96$246.68556.09K
Aug 25, 2026$249.25$249.39$245.53$246.54449.28K
Aug 24, 2026$253.89$255.595$248.04$248.88561.51K
Aug 21, 2026$251.03$253.95$249.66$252.79461.06K
Aug 20, 2026$250.07$255.385$247.39$249.56633.51K
Aug 19, 2026$252.05$255.50$251.965$252.91490.92K
Aug 18, 2026$254.00$254.00$250.25$250.30361.58K
Aug 17, 2026$253.18$254.8346$251.81$252.97480.46K
Aug 14, 2026$256.66$256.695$253.6877$255.48324.34K
Aug 13, 2026$259.25$259.98$255.92$257.05375.75K
Aug 12, 2026$259.00$259.00$254.91$256.31419.8K
Aug 11, 2026$254.05$258.63$252.915$257.43493.75K
Aug 10, 2026$254.09$255.43$251.575$254.75504.73K
Aug 7, 2026$252.32$256.94$248.66$256.04479.28K
Aug 6, 2026$255.31$256.94$250.05$252.75505.34K
Aug 5, 2026$255.38$258.40$254.7546$256.01635.87K
Aug 4, 2026$251.07$255.725$249.13$255.48447.55K
Aug 3, 2026$249.94$252.22$245.68$251.09640.5K

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Overview

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Company profile

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
PKG recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 13, 2026UBSBuy
Jul 28, 2026CitigroupNeutral
Jul 28, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jul 24, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jul 24, 2026UBSBuy
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