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What the tape says about PKG
Packaging Corporation of America is +31% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 8.9 points ahead of the market.
+31%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +13%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 40
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −4.2%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $246.61
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- +5.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +31%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +102%
- vs 50-day average$237.67
- +3.8%
- 52-week high
- $257.47
- 52-week low
- $188.15
- Annualised volatility
- 27%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$4.8M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +21% |
| 2025 | −6.1% |
| 2024 | +42% |
| 2023 | +32% |
| 2022 | −2.6% |
| 2021 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | +27% |
| 2019 | +38% |
| 2018 | −29% |
| 2017 | +46% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.5% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.34% |
| Mar | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.08% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.7% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.24% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.78% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +5.0% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +2.4% |
| Sep | 10 | 8 of 10 | +0.40% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.24% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +5.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.3% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Packaging & Containers
Ranks #9 of 15 by Smart Score