Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, containerboard and corrugated packaging products company Packaging Corp. of America (NYSE: PKG ) has earned a coveted five-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Packaging Corp. and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Packaging Corp. facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Lake Forest, Ill. (1867) |
| Market Cap | $4.9 billion |
| Industry | Paper packaging |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $2.9 billion |
| Management | CEO Mark Kowlzan (since 2010) CFO Richard West (since 1999) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 19.7% |
| Cash/Debt | $268.0 million / $815.5 million |
| Dividend Yield | 3.2% |
| Competitors | International Paper Rock-Tenn Company |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 93% of the 198 members who have rated Packaging Corp. believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, All-Star redearth329, succinctly summed up the Packaging Corp. bull case for our community:
I'm channeling Peter Lynch on this one: 1) the company has a super boring product and an even more boring name. 2) it's a business I can understand. 3) boring fundamental part of an exciting industry (online retailers).
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