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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2026)

Top packaging & container stocks in 2026 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best packaging & container stocks to buy now. Learn More.

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best packaging & container stocks to buy right now are:

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is the #1 top packaging & container stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) is: Value: B, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 52, which is 18 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

KRT passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock return 12.49% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 9 percentage points.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $22.00, a downside of -24.84% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $29.27.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Sell recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Karat Packaging, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 100% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) is the #2 top packaging & container stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: A, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has a Due Diligence Score of 38, which is 4 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

MYE passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Myers Industries has seen its stock return 103.23% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 100 percentage points.

Myers Industries has an average 1 year price target of $26.00, an upside of 21.5% from Myers Industries's current stock price of $21.40.

Myers Industries stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Myers Industries, 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.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 21 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is: Value: A, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has a Due Diligence Score of 55, which is 21 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34.

SON passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonoco Products Co has seen its stock return 8.18% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 5 percentage points.

Sonoco Products Co has an average 1 year price target of $60.57, an upside of 20.54% from Sonoco Products Co's current stock price of $50.25.

Sonoco Products Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 7 analysts covering Sonoco Products Co, 57.14% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 42.86% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 16 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has an annual dividend yield of 6.15%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.17%.

Karat Packaging's dividend payout ratio of 114.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.67%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.17%. International Paper Co's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% 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 -20% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa (NYSE:AMBP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.03%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 3.17%.

Ardagh Metal Packaging Sa's dividend payout ratio of -4,000% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Packaging & container stocks were up 0.18% in the last day, and down -3.93% over the last week.

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Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued packaging & container stocks right now are:

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of A. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Sonoco Products Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has gained 8.18% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 5 percentage points.

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) is the second most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

O I Glass has a valuation score of 14, which is -8 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 22. It passed 1 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates OI a Valuation Rating of "B".

O I Glass's stock has dropped -11.53% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -15 percentage points.

Silgan Holdings (NYSE:SLGN) is the third most undervalued packaging & container stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Silgan Holdings has a valuation score of 43, which is 21 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 22. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Silgan Holdings's stock has dropped -24.45% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -28 percentage points.

44.44% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 18.57% over the next year.

5.26% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 10.53% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 10.53% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).