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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2025)

Top packaging & container stocks in 2025 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 22 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: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: A, and AI: B.

Karat Packaging (NASDAQ:KRT) has a Due Diligence Score of 31, which is -4 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates KRT as a "A".

KRT passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Karat Packaging has seen its stock lose -5.85% over the past year.

Karat Packaging has an average 1 year price target of $31.00, an upside of 15.24% from Karat Packaging's current stock price of $26.90.

Karat Packaging stock has a consensus Hold 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, 100% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is the #2 top packaging & container stock out of 22 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 Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Crown Holdings (NYSE:CCK) has a Due Diligence Score of 43, which is 8 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 35.

CCK passed 16 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Crown Holdings has seen its stock return 30.18% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 36 percentage points.

Crown Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $108.44, an upside of 6.81% from Crown Holdings's current stock price of $101.53.

Crown Holdings stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Crown Holdings, 55.56% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 22.22% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) is the #3 top packaging & container stock out of 22 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 Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: C, Sentiment: B, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Trimas (NASDAQ:TRS) has a Due Diligence Score of 27, which is -8 points lower than the packaging & container industry average of 35. Although this number is below the industry average, our proven quant model rates TRS as a "B".

TRS passed 10 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Trimas has seen its stock return 5.54% over the past year, overperforming other packaging & container stocks by 11 percentage points.

Trimas has an average 1 year price target of $40.00, an upside of 47.93% from Trimas's current stock price of $27.04.

Trimas stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 1 analyst covering Trimas, 0% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 100% have issued a Buy, 0% 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:

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 4.7%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.38%. 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 134.2% 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 3.97%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.38%. 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 154.2% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) has an annual dividend yield of 3.63%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.38%. Myers Industries's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Myers Industries's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Myers Industries's dividend payout ratio of 192.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Packaging & container stocks were up 1.3% in the last day, and down -1.77% over the last week. Smurfit Westrock was the among the top gainers in the packaging & containers industry, gaining 3.03% yesterday.

Smurfit WestRock shares are trading higher after Jefferies upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy and raised its price target from $44 to $55.

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:

O I Glass (NYSE:OI) is the 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 -18 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. 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 gained 16.06% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by 22 percentage points.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) 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.

Sealed Air has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -14.23% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -9 percentage points.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK) 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.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co has a valuation score of 43, which is 11 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co's stock has dropped -22.02% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -16 percentage points.

52.63% of packaging & container stocks rated by analysts are a buy right now. On average, analysts expect packaging & container stocks to rise by 16.28% over the next year.

5.26% of packaging & container stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 15.79% of packaging & container stocks are rated B (Buy), 68.42% are rated C (Hold), 5.26% are rated D (Sell), and 5.26% are rated F (Strong Sell).