PKG vs SW
Side-by-side comparison of price performance, valuation, growth, profitability, analyst targets and technical trend.
PKG · Packaging Corp of America$249.70 ▲ 0.36%
SW · Smurfit WestRock$44.09 ▼ 0.94%
One year, rebased to 100
Each line starts at 100 so growth is directly comparable
- PKG +27.5%
- SW +29.6%
Head to head
| Metric | PKG | SW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $249.70 | $44.09 |
| Change today | ▲ 0.36% | ▼ 0.94% |
| Market cap | $22.25B | $23.13B |
| Return, 3 months | -1.3% | -6.5% |
| Return, year to date | +23.4% | +17.5% |
| Return, 1 year | +27.6% | +28.5% |
| P/E (TTM) | 30.8 | 49.0 |
| P/B | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| P/E percentile vs own 5y | 97th | 79th |
| Dividend yield | 2.20% | 4.06% |
| Revenue growth (YoY, latest qtr) | +12.5% | +1.1% |
| Net profit growth (YoY) | +15.6% | +438.5% |
| Gross margin | 20.5% | 17.9% |
| Operating margin | 13.3% | 5.8% |
| Net margin | 7.4% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | – | 2.7% |
| Analyst target vs. price | +13.1% | +22.7% |
| Analyst buy share | 67% | 100% |
| RSI (14) | 55 | 56 |
| 30-day volatility | 25.0% | 32.2% |
| Max drawdown, 1 year | -17.2% | -30.5% |
| Trend read | Strong uptrend | Strong uptrend |
| Analyst consensus | Buy | Buy |
Green cells mark the best value in each row where "better" is clear-cut (lower P/E, higher margin). That is a reading of the numbers, not a recommendation. Financials are in each company's reporting currency.
What the numbers say
- SW is the largest of the group by market value.
- SW has returned the most over the past year.
- PKG carries the lowest trailing P/E.
- SW pays the highest dividend yield.
- PKG is growing revenue fastest.
- PKG keeps the most profit per dollar of sales.
- PKG has been the calmest stock over the last 30 days.