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Packaging Corp of America (PKG) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

The Closelooknet read

Packaging Corp of America manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging, plus uncoated freesheet and specialty papers, through its Packaging and Paper segments. The packaging side makes shipping containers, retail display boxes and protective packaging for food, drink and industrial goods, sold through a direct sales team.

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for PKG, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 47/100 · S&P 500 fund at 48, above its 200-day averageEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-11-06
  • Factor regime Defensive rotation — low-vol leading, regime-change watchMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): below its 50-day trend, 60th percentile of the window, -22.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-11-06
  • Sovereign pressure Index -1.91 · down 2.45 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-11-06
How it trades on rate days beta 0.90 to TLT · on the worst bond days it moved with the market

How it trades on rate days

How PKG has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.90 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Packaging Corp of America moved 0.90% on average · correlation 0.30 · higher than 77% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.00 about the same as over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −0.52% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −1.19% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against Packaging & Containers · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

Packaging & Containers · United States

This name carries no Closelooknet score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against PKG on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — Packaging Corp of America

PKG in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Packaging Corp of America manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging, plus uncoated freesheet and specialty papers, through its Packaging and Paper segments. The packaging side makes shipping containers, retail display boxes and protective packaging for food, drink and industrial goods, sold through a direct sales team. The paper side produces office, printing and communication papers through its own marketing arm. It is headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois, and has traded since 1867.
Where it sits in the stack
Packaging Corp of America holds no seat in Rubin, Closelooknet's index for the AI build-out, since it makes containerboard and paper rather than compute hardware. It sits in the paper and packaging sleeve of our wider industrials universe, supplying corrugated boxes to consumer and industrial customers, not to the data-centre stack.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet has not yet built a peer group for it; the comparison the market draws is with other containerboard and corrugated makers such as International Paper.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but none in Rubin, and it does not yet carry a Closelooknet score. No edition of the diary has quoted it so far.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether corrugated box volumes track broader consumer and industrial demand, since shipments here move with the wider economy rather than with AI infrastructure spending.

Packaging Corp of America (PKG) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 1 analyst action on the wire · latest: price target by Truist, 2026-10-23

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for PKG from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Truist — target 294 from 280 Target raised to $294 from $280 (+18.5% to spot) 2026-10-23

1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.20%, quarterly · last 1.50 USD on 2026-09-15

Dividends and capital return

What PKG pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 5.50 USD per share · a 2.20% yield on the 2026-11-06 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-11-06
  • Change on the year +10.0% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 5.00 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.50 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-09-15
  • By calendar year 2023: 1.25 USD (partial) · 2024: 5.00 USD · 2025: 5.00 USD · 2026: 4.25 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-12-15

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-11-07

Quick answers

What is Packaging Corp of America (PKG)?

Packaging Corp of America trades as PKG on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-11-07.

Is PKG in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Packaging Corp of America is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-11-07.

Where does PKG trade against its moving averages?

Packaging Corp of America trades 5.0% above its 50-day and 8.6% above its 200-day moving average (1.8% above its 20-day). As of 2026-11-06 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does Packaging Corp of America compare with its peers?

Against its peer group (Packaging & Containers · United States), Packaging Corp of America (PKG) sits 4.9% below its 52-week high, 5.0% above its 50-day average; Graphic Packaging Holding Company (GPK) is 33.6% below, Ball Corporation (BALL) is 5.3% below, Crown Holdings Inc (CCK) is 4.0% below, as of 2026-11-06. Put any of them next to PKG in the chart grid (2×1 or 2×2) and the page lays the companies side by side: performance, trend, valuation, margins and our money-flow reading.

How does Packaging Corp of America trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Packaging Corp of America had a beta of 0.90 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 77% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −0.52% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. As of 2026-11-06; The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does Packaging Corp of America do?

Packaging Corp of America manufactures containerboard and corrugated packaging, plus uncoated freesheet and specialty papers, through its Packaging and Paper segments. The packaging side makes shipping containers, retail display boxes and protective packaging for food, drink and industrial goods, sold through a direct sales team. The paper side produces office, printing and communication papers through its own marketing arm. Closelooknet has not yet built a peer group for it; the comparison the market draws is with other containerboard and corrugated makers such as International Paper. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Where does Packaging Corp of America sit in the AI build-out?

Packaging Corp of America holds no seat in Rubin, Closelooknet's index for the AI build-out, since it makes containerboard and paper rather than compute hardware. It sits in the paper and packaging sleeve of our wider industrials universe, supplying corrugated boxes to consumer and industrial customers, not to the data-centre stack. It holds a seat in the S&P 500 but none in Rubin, and it does not yet carry a Closelooknet score. No edition of the diary has quoted it so far. (Company snapshot of 2026-09-17.)

Does Packaging Corp of America pay a dividend?

Packaging Corp of America has paid 5.50 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.20% on the 2026-11-06 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.50 USD on 2026-09-15. As of 2026-11-06; the "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on Packaging Corp of America recently?

The most recent analyst action on Packaging Corp of America on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Truist on 2026-10-23 (target 294 from 280). 1 action on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 1 target change. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

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