Packaging Corporation of America (PKG): Price and Financial Metrics
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
Today's Latest Price: $140.69 USD
Updated Jan 21 3:53pm
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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 higher market value than 85.42% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $13,320,883,459.
- Packaging Corp Of America's capital turnover -- a measure of revenue relative to shareholder's equity -- is better than 74.9% of US listed stocks.
- For PKG, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by 79.07% of US equities we're observing.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Packaging Corp Of America, a group of peers worth examining would be CPB, LEG, BG, WLK, and LEA.
- 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 | $140.69 | 52-week high | $148.14 |
| Prev. close | $140.47 | 52-week low | $71.05 |
| Day low | $139.98 | Volume | 261,311 |
| Day high | $141.53 | Avg. volume | 717,226 |
| 50-day MA | $135.62 | Dividend yield | 2.85% |
| 200-day MA | $110.55 | Market Cap | 13.34B |
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: |
| $140.69 | $137.56 | -2% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for PKG, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Packaging Corp Of America ranked in the 51th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. As for the metrics that stood out in our discounted cash flow analysis of Packaging Corp Of America, consider:
- The company's debt burden, as measured by earnings divided by interest payments, is 5.93; that's higher than 70.74% of US stocks in the Consumer Cyclical sector that have positive free cash flow.
- Packaging Corp Of America's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 8%; for context, that number is higher than just 21.84% of tickers in our DCF set.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -4% |
| 1% | -3% |
| 2% | -2% |
| 3% | -1% |
| 4% | 0% |
| 5% | 1% |
WWW, ALV, BDL, CVGI, and DLX 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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