packaging corp of america nysepkg vp thomas a. hassfurther unloaded 12,500 shares of packaging corp of america stock on the open market in a transaction dated wednesday, november 26th. the stock was sold at an average price of 73.53, for a total transaction of 919,125.00. following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 156,229 shares of the company&rsquos stock, valued at approximately 11,487,518. the sale was disclosed in a document filed with the sec, which is available at this link.several analysts have recently commented on the stock. analysts at citigroup inc. reiterated a &ldquobuy&rdquo rating on shares of packaging corp of america in a research note on tuesday, october 28th. they now have a 80.00 price target on the stock, up previously from 71.00. separately, analysts at deutsche bank raised their price target on shares of packaging corp of america from 67.00 to 73.00 in a research note on wednesday, october 22nd. they now have a &ldquohold&rdquo rating on the stock. finally, analysts at dundee securities initiated coverage on shares of packaging corp of america in a research note on monday, october 20th. they set a &ldquobuy&rdquo rating and a 75.00 price target on the stock. two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the company&rsquos stock. packaging corp of america presently has an average rating of &ldquobuy&rdquo and a consensus price target of 74.43.packaging corp of america nysepkg traded down 0.85 during midday trading on monday, hitting 73.65. 229,164 shares of the company&rsquos stock traded hands. packaging corp of america has a 52week low of 57.06 and a 52week high of 75.10. the stock has a 50day moving average of 69.75 and a 200day moving average of 68.17. the company has a market cap of 7.156 billion and a pricetoearnings ratio of 14.08.packaging corp of america nysepkg last posted its quarterly earnings results on monday, october 20th. the company reported 1.26 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the analysts&rsquo consensus estimate of 1.26. the company had revenue of 1.52 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.50 billion. during the same quarter last year, the company posted 0.91 earnings per share. packaging corp of america&rsquos revenue was up 79.7 compared to the same quarter last year. analysts expect that packaging corp of america will post 4.66 eps for the current fiscal year.packaging corporation of america is a producer of containerboard in the united states. the company&rsquos corrugated products manufacturing plants produce a variety of corrugated packaging products, including conventional shipping containers used to protect and transport manufactured goods, multicolor boxes and displays. 
