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Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

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$206.44 USD

206.44
64,512

+1.53 (0.75%)

Updated Aug 28, 2024 11:04 AM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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2-Buy of 5   2      

Style Scores:

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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C Value C Growth D Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 24% (59 out of 251)

Industry: Containers - Paper and Packaging

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            Packaging Corp (PKG) Q4 Earnings & Sales Top, Improve Y/Y

            Packaging Corporation (PKG) expects to benefit in the first quarter of 2018 from solid demand in Packaging segment.

              Is a Beat in Store for Packaging Corp (PKG) in Q4 Earnings?

              Packaging Corporation's (PKG) Q4 results likely to gain from elevated demand, price increases and DeRidder mill improvement despite impact of hurricanes.

                Packaging Corporation Hits 52-Week High: What's Driving It?

                Packaging Corporation (PKG) crafts 52-week high of $130.19, driven by an encouraging outlook and the Sacramento Container acquisition.

                  Packaging Corporation's Buyouts Aid Growth Amid Rising Costs

                  Sacramento Container acquisition and progress in DeRidder mill to drive Packaging Corporation's (PKG) performance despite elevated outage costs.

                    Packaging Corporation (PKG) Q3 Earnings Miss, Sales Beat

                    Packaging Corporation's (PKG) bottom line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in Q3, while sales beat the Consensus mark. The company projects packaging segment demand to remain strong in Q4.

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                              Reasons to Hold Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Stock

                              Investors should hold Packaging Corporation (PKG) stock for now, which is backed by a favorable Zacks Rank, upward estimate revisions and bright prospects.

                                Packaging Corporation of America Closes Sacramento Buyout

                                Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) completes the acquisition of all the assets of Sacramento Container Corporation in a bid to boost operations both geographically and strategically.

                                  Packaging Corporation of America to Buy Assets for $265M

                                  Packaging Corporation of America's (PKG) acquisition of assets of Sacramento Container Corporation, and 100% interests of Northern Sheets and Central California Sheets will boost its operations.

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                                        Packaging Corporation (PKG) Q2 Earnings & Revenue Beat

                                        Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is poised for a better third quarter thanks to impact of price increases, higher volume despite continued price inflation.

                                          Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Packaging Corporation of America (PKG)

                                          Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP ahead of earnings.

                                            Packaging Corporation (PKG) Downgraded to Sell: Find Out Why

                                            Packaging Corporation (PKG) has been downgraded to a Zacks Rank #4.

                                              Packaging Corporation Hits 52-Week High on Strong Tailwinds

                                              Packaging Corporation (PKG) crafted a 52-week high of $105.81 on Jun 13.

                                                Packaging Corporation Hits 52-Week High: What's Driving It?

                                                Shares of Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) scaled a 52-week high of $102.83 on May 10.

                                                  Is Packaging Corp. a Great Stock for Value Investors?

                                                  Let's focus on Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) stock and find out if it is a good choice for value-oriented investors right now or not.