The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. 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 $93.55 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.
As published in a research note from Wells Fargo on January 06, 2026, Packaging Corp Of America [PKG] has been rated up from an Equal weight to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $233. Analysts at JP Morgan started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of June 16, 2025, Jefferies has decreased its “Buy” rating to a “Hold” for PKG. Earlier on June 04, 2025, UBS initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for PKG stock.
Analyzing PKG Stock Performance
On last trading session, Packaging Corp Of America [NYSE: PKG] rose 3.42% to $213.88. The stock’s lowest price that day was $206.525, but it reached a high of $214.83 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.71%. Over the course of the year, Packaging Corp Of America shares have dropped approximately -5.81%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $214.84 on 01/08/26 and a 52-week low of $204.58 on 01/02/26.
Support And Resistance Levels for Packaging Corp Of America (PKG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 208.41, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 202.93. In the upper region, resistance lies at 217.10. The next price resistance is at 220.31. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 62.48 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Packaging Corp Of America subject to short interest?
Stocks of Packaging Corp Of America saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-15 jumping by 0.73 million shares to 3.16 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 2.44 million shares. A jump of 22.94% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.07.
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In terms of Packaging Corp Of America share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 233 in the next 12 months, up nearly 12.66% from the previous closing price of $206.81. Analysts anticipate Packaging Corp Of America stock to reach 273 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 230. In spite of this, 9 analysts ranked Packaging Corp Of America stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On May 09, 2025, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Equal weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $180.
