Packaging Corporation of America (PKG) will begin trading ex-dividend on December 17, 2021. A cash dividend payment of $1 per share is scheduled to be paid on January 14, 2022. Shareholders who purchased PKG prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 5th quarter that PKG has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $131.77, the dividend yield is 3.04%.
The previous trading day's last sale of PKG was $131.77, representing a -15.82% decrease from the 52 week high of $156.54 and a 3.71% increase over the 52 week low of $127.06.
PKG is a part of the Basic Industries sector, which includes companies such as Kimberly-Clark Corporation (KMB) and Suzano S.A. (SUZ). PKG's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $7.85. Zacks Investment Research reports PKG's forecasted earnings growth in 2021 as 50.58%, compared to an industry average of 7.6%.
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Interested in gaining exposure to PKG through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have PKG as a top-10 holding:
- Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT).
The top-performing ETF of this group is CUT with an decrease of -2.39% over the last 100 days. It also has the highest percent weighting of PKG at 4.62%.
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