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title: "Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/pkg
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: PKG
sector: "Basic Materials"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Packaging Corp of America (PKG) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/pkg
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Packaging Corp of America (PKG) trades at $233.28, up 7.9% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $191.50 to $259.98; the price is 10.3% below that high.
- It sits 3.2% above its 200-day average of $226.11, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 22.5% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 30.3 and a dividend yield of 2.56%.

## About Packaging Corp of America

Packaging Corp of America (PKG) is a basic materials company operating in packaging & containers. The company operates in the packaging & containers segment and is benchmarked against listed peers. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

Slipped under its 50-day average inside a longer uptrend.

- Price is 4.0% below its 50-day average and 3.2% above its 200-day.
- RSI at 44 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $243.07 (+4.2%), the nearest floor $229.58 (-1.6%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $258.13, 10.7% above the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $243.07, 4.2% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $229.58, 1.6% below the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $223.65, 4.1% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/pkg