Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for PKG stock ranges from a low of $200 to a high of $250. The average analyst price target of $221.17 forecasts a 10.15% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $221.17 (+10.15%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$200	$221.17	$220	$250
Change	-0.39%	+10.15%	+9.57%	+24.51%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for PKG stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	4	4	4	3	2	2
Buy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hold	1	1	2	4	4	4
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	6	6	6	7	6	6

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $210 → $220	Hold	Maintains	$210 → $220	+9.57%	Jul 29, 2025
Anthony Pettinari Citigroup	Citigroup	Hold Maintains $197 → $214	Hold	Maintains	$197 → $214	+6.58%	Jul 25, 2025
Michael Roxland Truist Securities	Truist Securities	Strong Buy Maintains $239 → $238	Strong Buy	Maintains	$239 → $238	+18.53%	Jul 25, 2025
Gabe Hajde Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $180 → $200	Hold	Maintains	$180 → $200	-0.39%	Jul 10, 2025
Anojja Shah UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $200 → $210	Hold	Maintains	$200 → $210	+4.59%	Jul 9, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

8.97B

Increased by 7.02%

from 8.38B

Revenue Next Year

9.48B

Increased by 5.63%

from 8.97B

EPS This Year

10.34

Increased by 15.83%

from 8.93

EPS Next Year

11.36

Increased by 9.81%

from 10.34

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	6.66B	7.73B	8.48B	7.80B	8.38B	8.97B	9.48B	9.84B
Revenue Growth	-4.40%	16.10%	9.67%	-7.97%	7.45%	7.02%	5.63%	3.78%
EPS	4.84	8.83	11.03	8.48	8.93	10.34	11.36	11.95
EPS Growth	-34.06%	82.44%	24.92%	-23.12%	5.31%	15.83%	9.81%	5.24%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	19.41	17.68	16.80
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	13	13	8

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.6B	11.0B	11.4B
Avg	9.0B	9.5B	9.8B
Low	8.6B	8.8B	9.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	14.7%	22.4%	20.4%
Avg	7.0%	5.6%	3.8%
Low	2.2%	-1.7%	-4.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	11.14	12.88	13.50
Avg	10.34	11.36	11.95
Low	9.36	8.87	10.09

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	24.7%	24.6%	18.9%
Avg	15.8%	9.8%	5.2%
Low	4.8%	-14.3%	-11.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.