Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): Price and Financial Metrics
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Today's Latest Price: $118.50 USD
Updated Oct 22 2:16pm
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Ranked of 19 in Industrial - Packaging
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PKG Stock Summary
- With a market capitalization of $11,163,030,440, Packaging Corp Of America has a greater market value than 85.24% of US stocks.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for Packaging Corp Of America is higher than it is for about 77.85% of US stocks.
- The volatility of Packaging Corp Of America's share price is greater than that of only 5.58% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Packaging Corp Of America, a group of peers worth examining would be WRK, LEG, VIAC, WLK, and LEA.
- Visit PKG's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.packagingcorp.com.
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PKG Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $118.50 | 52-week high | $120.71 |
| Prev. close | $117.71 | 52-week low | $71.05 |
| Day low | $116.53 | Volume | 140,895 |
| Day high | $118.50 | Avg. volume | 830,883 |
| 50-day MA | $107.52 | Dividend yield | 2.68% |
| 200-day MA | $99.21 | Market Cap | 11.24B |
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Company Bio
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and corrugated packaging products in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Canada. The company was founded in 1867 and is based in Lake Forest, Illinois.
PKG Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $118.50 | $153.06 | 31% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Packaging Corp Of America with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Packaging Corp Of America ranked in the 52th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. Moreover, under all the scenarios we modelled, the output consistently forecasted positive returns. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Packaging Corp Of America, consider:
- Packaging Corp Of America's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 20.84% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Consumer Cyclical), Packaging Corp Of America has a reliance on debt greater than only 24.04% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 29% |
| 1% | 30% |
| 2% | 31% |
| 3% | 33% |
| 4% | 34% |
| 5% | 35% |
Want more companies with a valuation profile/forecast similar to that of Packaging Corp Of America? See SMP, OI, GFASY, CVCO, and BC.
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