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PKG
PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA
Materials · Paper & Plastic Packaging Products & Materials
$204.35
-2.83%
Vol: 0.0M
Araverus Market Read
Thursday, March 19, 2026
Dividend approval and analyst price target increases support modest premarket strength
Packaging Corporation closed at $208.37 yesterday with pre-market decline of 0.37% to $208.00 and after-hours decline of 0.05% to $208.26. The Board approved $1.25 quarterly dividend, and recent analyst action includes Bank of America raising target to $255 from $238. Overall 5 buy and 1 sell rating with positive momentum in the packaging sector.
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Previous Market Reads
2 of 2 daysSector Peers
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| LINLINDE | $489.88 | +0.27% | +1.9% | 25.1x | 0.80 | $227.0B |
| NEMNEWMONT | $98.94 | -7.13% | -18.7% | 8.8x | 0.39 | $108.3B |
| FCXFREEPORT | $53.60 | -3.19% | -12.2% | 14.6x | 1.44 | $77.1B |
| SHWSHERWIN | $310.10 | -0.65% | -15.5% | 23.0x | 1.24 | $76.9B |
| ECLECOLAB | $258.70 | -1.20% | -14.6% | 26.6x | 0.98 | $73.3B |
| CRHCRH | $101.01 | -0.88% | -16.9% | 15.3x | 1.20 | $67.6B |
| APDAIR | $284.15 | +0.47% | +2.3% | 20.3x | 0.86 | $63.3B |
| CTVACORTEVA | $78.05 | -1.76% | +3.6% | 19.3x | 0.72 | $52.8B |
| NUENUCOR | $161.96 | +0.51% | -11.8% | 11.9x | 1.77 | $37.1B |
Fundamentals
Market Cap$18.4B
P/E (TTM)23.8
Forward P/E16.6
Beta0.90
Div Yield239.00%
Prev Close$210.30
RSI (14-Day)
16Oversold
0305070100
52-Week Range
$172.72$204.35$249.51
From High-18.1%
From Low+18.3%
Moving Averages
50d SMA
$224.48-9.0%
200d SMA
$206.31-1.0%
Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.
Returns
1W
-4.0%
1M
-14.0%
3M
+0.9%
6M
-2.5%
1Y
+6.0%
YTD
-2.6%
Volume
Today32K
20d Avg1.0M
Ratio0.03x