Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): Price and Financial Metrics
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Today's Latest Price: $139.68 USD
Updated Jan 19 7:00pm
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Trade Grade Buy & Hold Grade Peer Grade Industry Rank
Industry Rank:
Ranked of 22 in Industrial - Packaging
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PKG Stock Summary
- PKG has a market capitalization of $13,516,234,922 -- more than approximately 85.68% of US stocks.
- The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for PKG is 2.08 -- better than 74.94% of US stocks.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for Packaging Corp Of America is higher than it is for about 79.06% of US stocks.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Packaging Corp Of America are CPB, BG, WLK, LEG, and AMCR.
- PKG's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Packaging Corp Of America's official web site, go to www.packagingcorp.com.
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PKG Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $139.68 | 52-week high | $148.14 |
| Prev. close | $142.53 | 52-week low | $71.05 |
| Day low | $139.50 | Volume | 663,100 |
| Day high | $144.30 | Avg. volume | 775,445 |
| 50-day MA | $134.91 | Dividend yield | 2.81% |
| 200-day MA | $109.97 | Market Cap | 13.25B |
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: |
| $139.68 | $136.06 | -5% |
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 50th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Packaging Corp Of America ended up being:
- The stock's equity weight, or the proportion of capital from equity relative to debt, is 83. Its equity weight surpasses that of 72.74% of free cash flow generating stocks in the Consumer Cyclical sector.
- Packaging Corp Of America's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than merely 22.2% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -6% |
| 1% | -5% |
| 2% | -5% |
| 3% | -4% |
| 4% | -3% |
| 5% | -2% |
ALV, THO, WWW, MTOR, and SCI can be thought of as valuation peers to PKG, in the sense that they are in the Consumer Cyclical sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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