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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2024)
Top packaging & container stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best packaging & container stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the packaging & containers industry.

Industry: Packaging & Containers

Zen Score Price Valuation Financials Forecast Earnings & Revenue Dividends Ownership Technicals

Ticker	Company	Exchange	Industry	Market Cap	Price	1d %	EBITDA	P/E	D/E
PKG	PACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$16.11B	$179.40	-0.54%	$1.51B	22.31x	1.20
BALL	BALL CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$21.47B	$69.16	-0.65%	$5.45B	5.17x	1.71
SLGN	SILGAN HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$5.11B	$47.84	2.20%	$839.41M	16.67x	2.99
KRT	KARAT PACKAGING INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$533.53M	$26.71	-7.71%	$56.97M	17.93x	0.77
SON	SONOCO PRODUCTS CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$5.79B	$58.97	0.20%	$994.63M	14.82x	1.97
AVY	AVERY DENNISON CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$18.17B	$225.61	-0.89%	$1.19B	32.84x	2.75
CCK	CROWN HOLDINGS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$10.15B	$84.03	0.30%	$1.57B	24.22x	4.76
GPK	GRAPHIC PACKAGING HOLDING CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$8.54B	$27.79	-0.50%	$1.75B	12.52x	2.97
SEE	SEALED AIR CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$5.49B	$37.67	0.51%	$961.50M	15.01x	11.03
BERY	BERRY GLOBAL GROUP INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$6.85B	$59.89	0.20%	$1.74B	13.99x	3.85
IP	INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$13.40B	$38.58	-3.16%	$1.89B	78.73x	1.79
GEF	GREIF INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$3.02B	$64.06	-0.68%	$749.30M	10.97x	1.97
MYE	MYERS INDUSTRIES INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$633.60M	$17.04	-0.87%	$89.99M	15.93x	2.25
REYN	REYNOLDS CONSUMER PRODUCTS INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$6.17B	$29.36	0.34%	$676.00M	18.70x	1.44
PACK	RANPAK HOLDINGS CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$556.06M	$6.70	-8.09%	$70.50M	-23.93x	0.98
WRK	WESTROCK CO	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$13.33B	$51.64	-0.12%	$2.30B	43.03x	1.67
TRS	TRIMAS CORP	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$1.09B	$26.80	-0.33%	$127.14M	27.07x	1.03
AMCR	AMCOR PLC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$14.97B	$10.36	0.39%	$1.76B	22.97x	3.21
OI	O-I GLASS INC	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$2.10B	$13.48	0.22%	$739.00M	-8.75x	4.15
MGIH	MILLENNIUM GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$16.71M	$1.49	-2.24%	$1.96M	-49.50x	0.48
DSS	DSS INC	NYSEMKT	Packaging & Containers	$11.43M	$1.62	-2.00%	-$74.84M	-0.14x	1.10
PTVE	PACTIV EVERGREEN INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$2.38B	$13.31	-1.11%	$687.00M	-28.93x	3.75
AMBP	ARDAGH METAL PACKAGING SA	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$2.38B	$3.98	-1.49%	N/A	N/A	232.52
OCTO	EIGHTCO HOLDINGS INC	NASDAQ	Packaging & Containers	$5.51M	$0.65	6.97%	-$53.72M	-0.03x	-15.19
TUP	TUPPERWARE BRANDS CORP	NYSE	Packaging & Containers	$60.02M	$1.29	0.00%	-$50.60M	-0.16x	-2.30

Packaging & Container Stocks FAQ

What are the best packaging & container stocks to buy right now in May 2024?

According to Zen Score, the 3 best packaging & container stocks to buy right now are:

1. Packaging Of America (NYSE:PKG)

Packaging Of America (NYSE:PKG) is the top packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 52, which is 21 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Packaging Of America has seen its stock return 34.6% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 18 percentage points.

Packaging Of America has an average 1 year price target of $186.33, an upside of 3.86% from Packaging Of America's current stock price of $179.40.

Packaging Of America stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Packaging Of America, 66.67% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 33.33% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT)

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is the second best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock return 81.58% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 65 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $32.50, an upside of 21.68% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $26.71.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Karat Packaging, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

3. Ball (NYSE:BALL)

Ball (NYSE:BALL) is the third best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 49, which is 18 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 31. It passed 18 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Ball has seen its stock return 22.13% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 6 percentage points.

Ball has an average 1 year price target of $69.08, a downside of -0.11% from Ball's current stock price of $69.16.

Ball stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 12 analysts covering Ball, 8.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 8.33% have issued a Buy, 66.67% have issued a hold, while 8.33% have issued a Sell rating, and 8.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the packaging & container stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 15 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. International Paper Co (NYSE:IP)

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 4.8%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.06%. International Paper Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times in the last 10 years. International Paper Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

International Paper Co's dividend payout ratio of 377.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 3.48%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.06%. Sonoco Products Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Sonoco Products Co's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Sonoco Products Co's dividend payout ratio of 51.3% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

3. Greif (NYSE:GEF)

Greif (NYSE:GEF) has an annual dividend yield of 3.22%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.06%. Greif's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Greif's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Greif's dividend payout ratio of 34.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are packaging & container stocks down?

Packaging & container stocks were down -0.61% in the last day, and up 1.51% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why packaging & container stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued packaging & container stocks?

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued packaging & container stocks right now are:

1. Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON)

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sonoco Products Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 36 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has dropped -0.3% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -17 percentage points.

2. Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY)

Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) is the second most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Berry Global Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 36 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Berry Global Group's stock has gained 2.66% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -14 percentage points.

3. Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK)

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is the third most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Crown Holdings has a valuation score of 57, which is 22 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Crown Holdings's stock has gained 1.68% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -15 percentage points.

Are packaging & container stocks a good buy now?

38.1% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 9.83% over the next year.

What is the average p/e ratio of the packaging & containers industry?

The average P/E ratio of the packaging & containers industry is 24.24x.

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