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PKG Packaging Corp of America
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- Market cap
- 22B
- P/E ratio
- 32.28
- Analyst target
- 260.5
- Dividend yield
- 2.1%
- Beta
- 0.81
Profile
Company facts
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Currency
- USD
- Sector
- Consumer Cyclical
- Industry
- Packaging & Containers
- ISIN
- US6951561090
- Market cap
- 22B
- P/E ratio
- 32.28
- Analyst target
- 260.5
- Dividend yield
- 2.1%
- Beta
- 0.81
About
About Packaging Corp of America
Packaging Corporation of America manufactures and sells containerboard and uncoated freesheet (UFS) paper products in North America. The company operates through Packaging and Paper segments. The Packaging segment offers various linerboard and corrugated packaging products, such as conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods; multi-color boxes and displays that help to merchandise the packaged product in retail locations; and honeycomb protective packaging products, as well as packaging for meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, processed food, beverages, and other industrial and consumer products. This segment sells its corrugated products through a direct sales and marketing organization. The Paper segment manufactures and sells commodity and specialty papers, as well as communication papers, including cut-size office papers, and printing and converting papers; and white papers. This segment sells papers through its sales and marketing organization. Packaging Corporation of America was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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5 years, 4 months ago
Packaging Corporation of America is currently in a long term uptrend where the price is trading 0.5% above its 200 day moving average.
From a valuation standpoint, the stock is 98.0% cheaper than other stocks from the Consumer Cyclical sector with a price to sales ratio of 1.9.
Packaging Corporation of America's total revenue sank by 0.3% to $2B since the same quarter in the previous year.
Its net income has dropped by 9.3% to $124M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Finally, its free cash flow fell by 46.6% to $103M since the same quarter in the previous year.
Based on the above factors, Packaging Corporation of America gets an overall score of 2/5.