Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)
NYSE: PKG · Real-Time Price · USD
198.48
+1.85 (0.94%)
Dec 5, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

PKG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 7 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for PKG stock ranges from a low of $205 to a high of $264. The average analyst price target of $233.43 forecasts a 17.61% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $233.43 (+17.61%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $205 $233.43 $230 $264
Change +3.28% +17.61% +15.88% +33.01%

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 Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25
Strong Buy 222222
Buy 001111
Hold 444444
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 667777

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$238$245
Buy Maintains $238$245 +23.44% Dec 5, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$225$230
Hold Maintains $225$230 +15.88% Oct 24, 2025
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$226$225
Hold Maintains $226$225 +13.36% Oct 16, 2025
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$262$264
Strong Buy Maintains $262$264 +33.01% Oct 13, 2025
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$200$222
Hold Maintains $200$222 +11.85% Oct 7, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
9.17B
from 8.38B
Increased by 9.43%
Revenue Next Year
10.39B
from 9.17B
Increased by 13.27%
EPS This Year
10.05
from 8.93
Increased by 12.55%
EPS Next Year
11.58
from 10.05
Increased by 15.21%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026
Period Ending Dec 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
6.66B7.73B8.48B7.80B8.38B9.17B10.39B
Revenue Growth
-4.40%16.10%9.67%-7.97%7.45%9.43%13.27%
EPS
4.848.8311.038.488.9310.0511.58
EPS Growth
-34.06%82.44%24.92%-23.12%5.31%12.55%15.21%
Forward PE
-----19.7517.14
No. Analysts
-----1414
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202520262027202820292030
High 9.6B 11.2B
Avg 9.2B 10.4B
Low 8.8B 9.7B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
14.8%
21.8%
Avg
9.4%
13.3%
Low
4.5%
6.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS 202520262027202820292030
High 10.49 13.36
Avg 10.05 11.58
Low 9.72 10.20

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 202520262027202820292030
High
17.5%
32.9%
Avg
12.5%
15.2%
Low
8.9%
1.5%
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.