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What the tape says about PKG
Packaging Corporation of America is +23% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +20%: 2.5 points ahead of the market.
+23%
1-year return · S&P 500 +20%
- vs 200-day average
- +6.1%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 29
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 9.9%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-09-08
- $231.96
- 1 monthS&P 500 −0.30%
- −8.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +20%
- +23%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +85%
- +87%
- vs 50-day average$239.58
- −3.2%
- 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) | +14% |
| 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 | +2.0% |
| Sep | 11 | 8 of 11 | +0.29% |
| 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.
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