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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (PKG) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show the price targets and recommendations analysts covering PKG.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | 10 | $160 | $134 | $142.625 | $127.32 | 12.02% |
| 2022-01-03 | 10 | $160 | $129 | $141.875 | $127.32 | 11.43% |
| 2022-01-07 | 8 | $160 | $129 | $142.5 | $127.32 | 11.92% |
| 2022-01-20 | 8 | $155 | $129 | $141.666 | $127.32 | 11.27% |
| 2022-01-27 | 8 | $155 | $129 | $143.166 | $127.32 | 12.45% |
| 2022-01-31 | 8 | $170 | $140 | $151 | $127.32 | 18.6% |
| 2022-03-24 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $151.428 | $127.32 | 18.93% |
| 2022-04-01 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $152.142 | $127.32 | 19.5% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $154.285 | $127.32 | 21.18% |
| 2022-04-20 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $156.714 | $127.32 | 23.09% |
| 2022-04-25 | 9 | $185 | $140 | $159.571 | $127.32 | 25.33% |
| 2022-04-27 | 9 | $185 | $140 | $161.285 | $127.32 | 26.68% |
| 2022-04-29 | 9 | $190 | $140 | $165.142 | $127.32 | 29.71% |
| 2022-05-20 | 8 | $190 | $140 | $166.5 | $127.32 | 30.77% |
| 2022-06-21 | 8 | $190 | $140 | $164 | $127.32 | 28.81% |
| 2022-07-27 | 9 | $176 | $140 | $154.222 | $127.32 | 21.13% |
| 2022-07-28 | 9 | $176 | $130 | $153.125 | $127.32 | 20.27% |
| 2022-08-01 | 9 | $190 | $130 | $156.875 | $127.32 | 23.21% |
| 2022-08-13 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.625 | $127.32 | 19.88% |
| 2022-09-07 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.5 | $127.32 | 19.78% |
| 2022-09-10 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.5 | $127.32 | 19.78% |
| 2022-09-17 | 9 | $175 | $112 | $150.25 | $127.32 | 18.01% |
| 2022-09-29 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $147.375 | $127.32 | 15.75% |
| 2022-10-07 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $145 | $127.32 | 13.89% |
| 2022-10-11 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $142.125 | $127.32 | 11.63% |
| 2022-10-13 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $139.5 | $127.32 | 9.57% |
| 2022-10-20 | 9 | $172 | $104 | $134.5 | $127.32 | 5.64% |
| 2022-10-25 | 9 | $172 | $104 | $133 | $127.32 | 4.46% |
| 2022-10-28 | 9 | $172 | $99 | $131.125 | $127.32 | 2.99% |
| 2022-11-08 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $130.25 | $127.32 | 2.3% |
| 2022-11-22 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $132 | $127.32 | 3.68% |
| 2023-01-03 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.125 | $127.32 | 2.99% |
| 2023-01-04 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.875 | $127.32 | 3.58% |
| 2023-01-05 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.625 | $127.32 | 3.38% |
| 2023-01-13 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.75 | $127.32 | 3.48% |
| 2023-01-24 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $132.375 | $127.32 | 3.97% |
| 2023-01-27 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $133.125 | $127.32 | 4.56% |
| 2023-01-30 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $133.875 | $127.32 | 5.15% |
| 2023-02-15 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $131.857 | $127.32 | 3.56% |
| 2023-03-06 | 7 | $165 | $104 | $131.857 | $127.32 | 3.56% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 31 weeks, PKG's average price target has gone down $25.02.
Over the past 50 weeks, PKG's average upside potential has been 5.44%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-03-25 | 9 | 170 | 140 | 152.142 | 156.13 | -2.55% |
| 2022-04-29 | 7 | 190 | 140 | 166.500 | 161.17 | 3.31% |
| 2022-08-01 | 9 | 190 | 130 | 156.875 | 138.84 | 12.99% |
| 2023-01-03 | 9 | 165 | 99 | 131.125 | 129.06 | 1.6% |
| 2023-01-20 | 9 | 165 | 104 | 132.375 | 132.48 | -0.08% |
PKG Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.86 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 35 months, PKG's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.29.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- In terms of how PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA fares relative to all US stocks, note that its average analyst price target is higher than 3568.77% of that group.
- PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 952.26% of all US stocks.
- In the context of stocks in the large market cap category, PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 974.92% of them.
- PKG has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than -1516.84% of Shipping Containers stocks.
In the Shipping Containers industry, CCK, GEF, and GPK are the three stocks most similar to PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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