packaging corp of america nysepkg vp thomas a. hassfurther sold 12,500 shares of the company&rsquos stock in a transaction that occurred on wednesday, november 26th. the stock was sold at an average price of 73.53, for a total transaction of 919,125.00. following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 156,229 shares in the company, valued at approximately 11,487,518. the sale was disclosed in a document filed with the sec, which can be accessed through 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 investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have issued a buy rating to the stock. the stock currently has an average rating of &ldquobuy&rdquo and a consensus target price of 74.43.packaging corp of america nysepkg opened at 73.23 on tuesday. packaging corp of america has a 1year low of 57.06 and a 1year high of 75.10. the stock has a 50day moving average of 70.11 and a 200day moving average of 68.23. the company has a market cap of 7.115 billion and a pricetoearnings ratio of 14.08.packaging corp of america nysepkg last issued its quarterly earnings data on monday, october 20th. the company reported 1.26 earnings per share eps for the quarter, meeting the 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 in the previous year, the company posted 0.91 earnings per share. the company&rsquos revenue for the quarter was up 79.7 on a yearoveryear basis. on average, analysts predict that packaging corp of america will post 4.66 earnings per share 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.receive news & ratings for packaging corp of america daily enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts&39 ratings for packaging corp of america and related companies with analyst ratings network&39s free daily email newsletter. 
