Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusHold24 ratings
Bullish937.5%
Neutral1354.2%
Bearish28.3%
1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Packaging Corporation of America analyst ratings
Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$234.4Previous close
$147Low
$246.93Average
$312High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 14, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 11, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 13, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 15, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 4, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 16, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Apr 29, 2021 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 12, 2021 |
| KeyBanc | Underweight | Upgrade | Dec 7, 2020 | |
| Argus Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Neutral | Downgrade | Dec 10, 2019 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Vertical Research | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Stephens & Co. | Equal Weight | Overweight | Downgrade | Apr 26, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 16, 2019 |
| Barclays | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 26, 2018 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Feb 12, 2018 |
| CLSA | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Buckingham Research | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 18, 2016 |
| Dundee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Macquarie | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Jan 27, 2016 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $234.4. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $292 | $256.31 | +24.6% | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Seaport Global | Analyst unavailable | $272 | $257.9 | +16.0% | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $274 | $249.92 | +16.9% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Analyst unavailable | $312 | $256.43 | +33.1% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Anojja Shah | $271 | $238.36 | +15.6% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $224.46 | +4.9% | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Argus Research | David Coleman | $251 | $217.99 | +7.1% | May 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $248 | $203.17 | +5.8% | May 20, 2026 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $256 | $218.06 | +9.2% | May 4, 2026 |
| UBS | Anojja Shah | $232 | $212.08 | -1.0% | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $245 | $212.87 | +4.5% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Roxland | $258 | $212.87 | +10.1% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $260 | $213.41 | +10.9% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $267 | $207.72 | +13.9% | Apr 15, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $270 | $220.02 | +15.2% | Jan 29, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $235 | $216.65 | +0.3% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $273 | $211.13 | +16.5% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $233 | $211.13 | -0.6% | Jan 6, 2026 |
| UBS | Anojja Shah | $230 | $213.26 | -1.9% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $225 | $209.65 | -4.0% | Oct 16, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Roxland | $264 | $209.02 | +12.6% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $222 | $212.93 | -5.3% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $226 | $213.2 | -3.6% | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $262 | $212.08 | +11.8% | Sep 17, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Philip Ng | $280 | $229.22 | +19.5% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Michael Roxland | $252 | $228.65 | +7.5% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $253 | $228.65 | +7.9% | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $235 | $213.37 | +0.3% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $191 | $173.42 | -18.5% | Apr 24, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Charlie Muir-Sands | $182 | $186.28 | -22.4% | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Gabe Hajde | $125 | $136.77 | -46.7% | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $152 | $112.88 | -35.2% | Sep 29, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $143 | $139.33 | -39.0% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $147 | $136.93 | -37.3% | Jul 27, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $154 | $136.71 | -34.3% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $139.68 | -38.6% | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $162 | $162.62 | -30.9% | Apr 28, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Kyle White | $158 | $162.29 | -32.6% | Apr 26, 2022 |
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