Packaging Corp of America Market Sentiment

Packaging Corp of America

PKGNYSE

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$233.54

4.421.93%

At close: Sep 2, 5:00 PM EST

$233.54

N/A

After Hours: 4:00 PM EST

Dividend: The dividend Ex-Date is in 13 days

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Packaging Corp of America Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for Packaging Corp of America (PKG): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▲ 3.8% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.10 P/C ratio

Insider Activity▼ Net Seller (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

9 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.10

More calls — Bullish

10 calls · 1 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$261

+11.7%

Highest Price Target

$312

+33.6%

JP Morgan

Lowest Price Target

$205

-12.2%

Jefferies

Short Interest

3.8%

Declining — Bullish

Insider Activity (30d)

Net Seller

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Aug 13, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	+25.0%	$271 → $292	Maintained	Buy
Jul 28, 2026	Citigroup	Anthony Pettinari—	+8.8%	$241 → $254	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 28, 2026	JP Morgan	Detlef Winckelmann—	+33.6%	$271 → $312	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 24, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	+16.0%	$272 → $271	Maintained	Buy
Jul 24, 2026	JP Morgan	Detlef Winckelmann—	+16.0%	$269 → $271	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 15, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Roxland—	+15.6%	$258 → $270	Maintained	Buy
Jul 14, 2026	B of A Securities	George Staphos—	+12.6%	$242 → $263	Maintained	Buy
Jul 9, 2026	Citigroup	Anthony Pettinari—	+3.2%	$229 → $241	Maintained	Neutral
Jul 9, 2026	JP Morgan	Detlef Winckelmann—	+15.2%	$246 → $269	Maintained	Overweight
Jul 9, 2026	Wells Fargo	Gabe Hajde—	+5.3%	$245 → $246	Downgrade	Overweight→Equal-Weight
May 20, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	+6.2%	$232 → $248	Upgrade	Neutral→Buy
May 4, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Hillary Cacanando—	+9.6%	$225 → $256	Upgrade	Hold→Buy
Apr 28, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	-0.7%	$225 → $232	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 27, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Roxland—	+10.5%	$260 → $258	Maintained	Buy
Apr 24, 2026	JP Morgan	Detlef Winckelmann—	+5.3%	$225 → $246	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 21, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Roxland—	+11.3%	$267 → $260	Maintained	Buy
Apr 15, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Roxland—	+14.3%	$270 → $267	Maintained	Buy
Apr 14, 2026	Citigroup	Anthony Pettinari—	-7.1%	$227 → $217	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 10, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	-3.7%	$235 → $225	Maintained	Neutral
Apr 7, 2026	Wells Fargo	Gabe Hajde—	-3.2%	$234 → $226	Maintained	Overweight
Apr 1, 2026	Deutsche Bank	Hillary Cacanando—	-3.7%	$225	Initiate	Sell→Hold
Jan 29, 2026	Citigroup	Anthony Pettinari—	-2.8%	$226 → $227	Maintained	Neutral
Jan 29, 2026	Truist Securities	Michael Roxland—	+15.6%	$273 → $270	Maintained	Buy
Jan 29, 2026	Wells Fargo	Gabe Hajde—	+0.2%	$233 → $234	Maintained	Overweight
Jan 12, 2026	UBS	Anojja Shah—	+0.6%	$230 → $235	Maintained	Neutral