Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) Competitors $191.35 -2.40 (-1.24%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$191.30 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 08/1/2025 07:02 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PKG vs. IP, EMN, GEF, GPK, MYE, SON, SEE, UFPT, AMCR, and AVYShould you be buying Packaging Corporation of America stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Packaging Corporation of America include Imagination Park Entertainment (IP), Eastman Chemical (EMN), Greif (GEF), Graphic Packaging (GPK), Myers Industries (MYE), Sonoco Products (SON), Sealed Air (SEE), UFP Technologies (UFPT), Amcor (AMCR), and Avery Dennison (AVY). Packaging Corporation of America vs. Its Competitors Imagination Park Entertainment Eastman Chemical Greif Graphic Packaging Myers Industries Sonoco Products Sealed Air UFP Technologies Amcor Avery Dennison Imagination Park Entertainment (CNSX:IP) and Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE:PKG) are related companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IP or PKG? 89.8% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Packaging Corporation of America shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has a consensus target price of $215.40, suggesting a potential upside of 12.57%. Given Packaging Corporation of America's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Packaging Corporation of America is more favorable than Imagination Park Entertainment.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Imagination Park Entertainment 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Packaging Corporation of America 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is IP or PKG more profitable? Packaging Corporation of America has a net margin of 10.47% compared to Imagination Park Entertainment's net margin of 0.00%. Packaging Corporation of America's return on equity of 20.36% beat Imagination Park Entertainment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imagination Park EntertainmentN/A N/A N/A Packaging Corporation of America 10.47%20.36%10.10% Which has better valuation and earnings, IP or PKG? Packaging Corporation of America has higher revenue and earnings than Imagination Park Entertainment. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImagination Park EntertainmentN/AN/AN/AN/AN/APackaging Corporation of America$8.38B2.05$805.10M$10.0219.10 Does the media favor IP or PKG? In the previous week, Packaging Corporation of America had 21 more articles in the media than Imagination Park Entertainment. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Packaging Corporation of America and 0 mentions for Imagination Park Entertainment. Packaging Corporation of America's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Imagination Park Entertainment's score of 0.00 indicating that Packaging Corporation of America is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Imagination Park Entertainment Neutral Packaging Corporation of America Positive SummaryPackaging Corporation of America beats Imagination Park Entertainment on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Packaging Corporation of America News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PKG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PKG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PKG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPackaging Corporation of AmericaCONTNRS IndustryIndustrials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$17.43B$7.27B$7.60B$20.63BDividend Yield2.58%3.46%4.56%3.67%P/E Ratio19.1014.8724.9229.01Price / Sales2.051.3798.6566.07Price / Cash12.969.6127.7622.82Price / Book3.903.254.314.43Net Income$805.10M$370.95M$794.27M$993.74M7 Day Performance-7.30%-6.95%-1.92%-3.39%1 Month Performance-5.30%-5.51%2.30%-2.10%1 Year Performance-2.71%-7.15%29.59%10.09% Packaging Corporation of America Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PKGPackaging Corporation of America4.7878 of 5 stars$191.35-1.2%$215.40+12.6%-3.4%$17.43B$8.38B19.1015,400Analyst ForecastIPImagination Park EntertainmentN/A$55.52+13,956.7%N/AN/A$0.00N/A0.00N/AEMNEastman Chemical4.8311 of 5 stars$76.71-2.0%$97.08+26.6%-42.2%$8.86B$9.36B9.7614,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownGEFGreif3.6359 of 5 stars$65.07-2.1%$74.83+15.0%-4.7%$3.09B$5.45B18.3314,000Positive NewsGPKGraphic Packaging4.3472 of 5 stars$23.12-0.9%$26.38+14.1%-27.3%$6.98B$8.81B11.2823,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionMYEMyers Industries4.3103 of 5 stars$15.08-0.7%$21.00+39.3%-4.2%$563.69M$836.28M53.862,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap DownSONSonoco Products4.9277 of 5 stars$47.73-1.2%$57.63+20.7%-16.0%$4.71B$5.31B8.5528,000Positive NewsSEESealed Air4.8438 of 5 stars$30.73-1.0%$38.27+24.5%-24.0%$4.52B$5.39B15.2116,400News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUFPTUFP Technologies1.5864 of 5 stars$244.70+1.1%$252.00+3.0%-30.4%$1.89B$504.42M29.954,335News CoveragePositive NewsAMCRAmcor4.0006 of 5 stars$9.63-1.1%$11.51+19.6%-11.5%$13.92B$13.46B17.2041,000Positive NewsAVYAvery Dennison4.9197 of 5 stars$174.39-1.9%$197.60+13.3%-22.6%$13.63B$8.74B19.5735,000Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IP Competitors EMN Competitors GEF Competitors GPK Competitors MYE Competitors SON Competitors SEE Competitors UFPT Competitors AMCR Competitors AVY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PKG) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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