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PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA (PKG) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA.
| 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 | $124.83 | 14.26% |
| 2022-01-03 | 10 | $160 | $129 | $141.875 | $124.83 | 13.65% |
| 2022-01-07 | 9 | $160 | $129 | $142.5 | $124.83 | 14.16% |
| 2022-01-20 | 8 | $155 | $129 | $141.666 | $124.83 | 13.49% |
| 2022-01-27 | 8 | $155 | $129 | $143.166 | $124.83 | 14.69% |
| 2022-01-31 | 8 | $170 | $129 | $148.5 | $124.83 | 18.96% |
| 2022-03-24 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $151.428 | $124.83 | 21.31% |
| 2022-04-01 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $152.142 | $124.83 | 21.88% |
| 2022-04-07 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $154.285 | $124.83 | 23.6% |
| 2022-04-20 | 9 | $170 | $140 | $156.714 | $124.83 | 25.54% |
| 2022-04-25 | 9 | $185 | $140 | $159.571 | $124.83 | 27.83% |
| 2022-04-27 | 9 | $185 | $140 | $161.285 | $124.83 | 29.2% |
| 2022-04-29 | 9 | $190 | $140 | $165.142 | $124.83 | 32.29% |
| 2022-05-20 | 7 | $190 | $140 | $166.5 | $124.83 | 33.38% |
| 2022-06-21 | 8 | $190 | $140 | $164 | $124.83 | 31.38% |
| 2022-07-27 | 9 | $176 | $140 | $154.222 | $124.83 | 23.55% |
| 2022-07-28 | 9 | $176 | $130 | $153.125 | $124.83 | 22.67% |
| 2022-08-01 | 9 | $190 | $130 | $156.875 | $124.83 | 25.67% |
| 2022-08-13 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.625 | $124.83 | 22.27% |
| 2022-09-07 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.5 | $124.83 | 22.17% |
| 2022-09-10 | 9 | $175 | $130 | $152.5 | $124.83 | 22.17% |
| 2022-09-17 | 9 | $175 | $112 | $150.25 | $124.83 | 20.36% |
| 2022-09-29 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $147.375 | $124.83 | 18.06% |
| 2022-10-07 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $145 | $124.83 | 16.16% |
| 2022-10-11 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $142.125 | $124.83 | 13.85% |
| 2022-10-13 | 9 | $172 | $112 | $139.5 | $124.83 | 11.75% |
| 2022-10-20 | 9 | $172 | $104 | $134.5 | $124.83 | 7.75% |
| 2022-10-25 | 9 | $172 | $104 | $133 | $124.83 | 6.54% |
| 2022-10-28 | 9 | $172 | $99 | $131.125 | $124.83 | 5.04% |
| 2022-11-08 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $130.25 | $124.83 | 4.34% |
| 2022-11-22 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $132 | $124.83 | 5.74% |
| 2023-01-03 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.125 | $124.83 | 5.04% |
| 2023-01-04 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.875 | $124.83 | 5.64% |
| 2023-01-05 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.625 | $124.83 | 5.44% |
| 2023-01-13 | 9 | $165 | $99 | $131.75 | $124.83 | 5.54% |
| 2023-01-24 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $132.375 | $124.83 | 6.04% |
| 2023-01-27 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $133.125 | $124.83 | 6.65% |
| 2023-01-30 | 9 | $165 | $104 | $133.875 | $124.83 | 7.25% |
| 2023-02-15 | 8 | $165 | $104 | $131.857 | $124.83 | 5.63% |
| 2023-03-16 | 7 | $165 | $104 | $131.857 | $124.83 | 5.63% |
| 2023-04-06 | 7 | $165 | $106 | $132.428 | $124.83 | 6.09% |
| 2023-04-20 | 7 | $165 | $106 | $132.571 | $124.83 | 6.2% |
| 2023-04-26 | 7 | $165 | $106 | $132.142 | $124.83 | 5.86% |
| 2023-05-01 | 7 | $165 | $106 | $131.428 | $124.83 | 5.29% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
PKG's average price target has moved up $33.73 over the prior 35 months.
Over the past 45 weeks, PKG's average upside potential has been 6.23%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-27 | 9 | 176 | 140 | 154.222 | 139.33 | 10.69% |
| 2022-09-29 | 9 | 172 | 112 | 147.375 | 114.22 | 29.03% |
| 2023-01-03 | 9 | 165 | 99 | 131.125 | 129.06 | 1.6% |
| 2023-01-24 | 9 | 165 | 104 | 132.375 | 130.03 | 1.8% |
| 2023-04-26 | 7 | 165 | 106 | 131.285 | 132.09 | -0.61% |
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 38 months, PKG's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.29.
Use the points listed below to better contextualize what this analyst price target and recommendations data data means for investors.
- PKG has a greater average analyst price target than 3982.96% of all US stocks.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the large market cap category, PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's number of analysts covering the stock is higher than 990.18% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Shipping Containers stocks, PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's variance in analysts' estimates is lower than -1819.69% of them.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of Consumer Cyclical stocks, PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is higher than 1350.46% of them.
In the Shipping Containers industry, STVN, 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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