Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Packaging Corp Of America shares valued at $5,399,250 were sold by KOWLZAN MARK W on Sep 11 ’25. At $215.97 per share, KOWLZAN MARK W sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 437,378 shares worth approximately $91.7 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, KOWLZAN MARK W purchased 25,000 shares, netting a total of over 5,376,500 in proceeds.
Before that, Vaughn Joseph had sold 2,300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $563,253, the SVP traded Packaging Corp Of America shares for $244.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,300 shares, worth approximately $1.93 million.
As published in their initiating research note from JP Morgan on September 24, 2025, Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] has been an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $242. Analysts at Jefferies downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of June 04, 2025, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for PKG. Earlier on May 09, 2025, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for PKG stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing PKG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] plunged -0.53% to $209.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $207.245, but it reached a high of $211.42 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.70%. Over the course of the year, Packaging Corp Of America shares have dropped approximately -3.81%.
Is Packaging Corp Of America subject to short interest?
Stocks of Packaging Corp Of America saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 28011.0 shares to 2.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 2.08 million shares. A jump of 1.33% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.21 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.21.
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In terms of Packaging Corp Of America share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 226 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.23% from the previous closing price of $210.76. Analysts anticipate Packaging Corp Of America stock to reach 264 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 222. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Packaging Corp Of America stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On December 18, 2024, Jefferies assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $280.
