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Packaging Corp of America Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:PKG | Benzinga
Packaging Corp of America has a consensus price target of $212.29 based on the ratings of 7 analysts. The high is $280 issued by Jefferies on December 18, 2024. The low is $104 issued by Deutsche Bank on October 18, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Wells Fargo, Truist Securities, and Wells Fargo on May 9, 2025, April 24, 2025, and April 24, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $207.33 between Wells Fargo, Truist Securities, and Wells Fargo, there's an implied 8.67% upside for Packaging Corp of America from these most-recent analyst ratings.
Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1
Wells Fargo
Truist Securities
Seaport Global
Citigroup
Jefferies
1calculated from analyst ratings
Analyst Ratings for Packaging Corp of America
| Buy Now | Get Alert | |||||||
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| 05/09/2025 | Buy Now | -5.66% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $205 → $180 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 24.22% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $238 → $237 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2025 | Buy Now | 7.45% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $209 → $205 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2025 | Buy Now | 24.74% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $265 → $238 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 9.54% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $236 → $209 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/13/2025 | Buy Now | 31.03% | Seaport Global | Mark Weintraub77% | → $250 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 38.9% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $282 → $265 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 23.7% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $253 → $236 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 23.17% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $232 → $235 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/06/2025 | Buy Now | 47.81% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $252 → $282 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/18/2024 | Buy Now | 46.76% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $215 → $280 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 32.08% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $242 → $252 | Reiterates | Buy → Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | 32.61% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $235 → $253 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/15/2024 | Buy Now | 26.84% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $219 → $242 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/07/2024 | Buy Now | 23.17% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $215 → $235 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/02/2024 | Buy Now | 15.83% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $199 → $221 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | 12.69% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $194 → $215 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2024 | Buy Now | 14.79% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $215 → $219 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/16/2024 | Buy Now | 12.69% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $208 → $215 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | 1.68% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $191 → $194 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/08/2024 | Buy Now | -1.99% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $181 → $187 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 06/17/2024 | Buy Now | 4.83% | B of A Securities | George Staphos54% | $197 → $200 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/30/2024 | Buy Now | 9.02% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $191 → $208 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/25/2024 | Buy Now | -5.13% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $183 → $181 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2024 | Buy Now | 0.11% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $187 → $191 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -4.08% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $172 → $183 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/04/2024 | Buy Now | — | B of A Securities | George Staphos54% | — | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/29/2024 | Buy Now | — | Seaport Global | Mark Weintraub77% | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -1.99% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $170 → $187 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 11/30/2023 | Buy Now | -9.32% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $147 → $173 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -17.19% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $150 → $158 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2023 | Buy Now | -26.62% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $142 → $140 | Maintains | Hold | Get Alert |
| 10/13/2023 | Buy Now | -21.38% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $148 → $150 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/27/2023 | Buy Now | -25.57% | Jefferies | Philip Ng67% | $105 → $142 | Upgrade | Underperform → Hold | Get Alert |
| 09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -10.9% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $156 → $170 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -22.43% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $128 → $148 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -18.23% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $140 → $156 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -26.62% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $141 → $140 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/17/2023 | Buy Now | -36.06% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $124 → $122 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/11/2023 | Buy Now | -32.91% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $131 → $128 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/27/2023 | Buy Now | -31.34% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $127 → $131 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | -26.1% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $144 → $141 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2023 | Buy Now | -33.96% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $135 → $126 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/20/2023 | Buy Now | -21.38% | B of A Securities | George Staphos54% | $149 → $150 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2023 | Buy Now | -24.52% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $138 → $144 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/09/2023 | Buy Now | -34.48% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $124 → $125 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 12/15/2022 | Buy Now | -27.15% | B of A Securities | George Staphos54% | $146 → $139 | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2022 | Buy Now | -45.49% | Deutsche Bank | Debbie Jones71% | $144 → $104 | Downgrade | Hold → Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/11/2022 | Buy Now | -35.01% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $147 → $124 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2022 | Buy Now | -35.01% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $143 → $124 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 09/29/2022 | Buy Now | -20.33% | Truist Securities | Michael Roxland60% | $175 → $152 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2022 | Buy Now | -25.05% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $154 → $143 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2022 | Buy Now | -22.95% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $144 → $147 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2022 | Buy Now | -19.28% | Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde76% | $162 → $154 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/21/2022 | Buy Now | -24.52% | Citigroup | Anthony Pettinari77% | $163 → $144 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
FAQ
What is the target price for Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock?
The latest price target for Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:PKG) was reported by Wells Fargo on May 9, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $180.00 expecting PKG to fall to within 12 months (a possible -5.66% downside). 23 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
What is the most recent analyst rating for Packaging Corp of America (PKG)?
The latest analyst rating for Packaging Corp of America (NYSE:PKG) was provided by Wells Fargo, and Packaging Corp of America downgraded their equal-weight rating.
When was the last upgrade for Packaging Corp of America (PKG)?
The last upgrade for Packaging Corp of America happened on February 13, 2025 when Seaport Global raised their price target to $250. Seaport Global previously had a neutral for Packaging Corp of America.
When was the last downgrade for Packaging Corp of America (PKG)?
The last downgrade for Packaging Corp of America happened on May 9, 2025 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $205 to $180 for Packaging Corp of America.
When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Packaging Corp of America (PKG)?
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Packaging Corp of America, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Packaging Corp of America was filed on May 9, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 9, 2026.
Is the Analyst Rating Packaging Corp of America (PKG) correct?
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Packaging Corp of America (PKG) rating was a downgraded with a price target of $205.00 to $180.00. The current price Packaging Corp of America (PKG) is trading at is $190.79, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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