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Best Packaging & Container Stocks to Buy Now (2024)

Top packaging & container stocks in 2024 ranked by overall Zen Score. See the best packaging & container stocks to buy now, according to analyst forecasts for the packaging & containers industry.

According to Zen Score, the 3 best packaging & container stocks to buy right now are:

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the top packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 61, which is 29 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 22 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Sonoco Products Co has seen its stock lose -4.99% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -20 percentage points.

Sonoco Products Co has an average 1 year price target of $60.50, an upside of 7.06% from Sonoco Products Co's current stock price of $56.51.

Sonoco Products Co stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Sonoco Products Co, 50% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 50% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

Silgan Holdings (NYSE:SLGN) is the second best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 55, which is 23 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Silgan Holdings has seen its stock lose -3.24% over the past year, underperforming other packaging & container stocks by -18 percentage points.

Silgan Holdings has an average 1 year price target of $52.17, an upside of 11.09% from Silgan Holdings's current stock price of $46.96.

Silgan Holdings stock has a consensus Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 6 analysts covering Silgan Holdings, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 16.67% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 16.67% have issued a Strong Sell.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co (NYSE:GPK) is the third best packaging & container stock with a Zen Score of 54, which is 22 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 32. It passed 20 out of 38 due diligence checks and has strong fundamentals. Graphic Packaging Holding Co has seen its stock return 15.14% over the past year.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co has an average 1 year price target of $28.33, an upside of 2.92% from Graphic Packaging Holding Co's current stock price of $27.53.

Graphic Packaging Holding Co stock has a consensus Hold recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 3 analysts covering Graphic Packaging Holding Co, 33.33% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 33.33% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 33.33% have issued a Strong Sell.

Out of 15 packaging & container stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 packaging & container stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

International Paper Co (NYSE:IP) has an annual dividend yield of 5.47%, which is 3 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.17%. International Paper Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% one times 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 377.6% indicates that its high dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) has an annual dividend yield of 3.61%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.17%. 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 42.2% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Greif (NYSE:GEF) has an annual dividend yield of 3.33%, which is 1 percentage points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 2.17%. Greif's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Greif's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Greif's dividend payout ratio of 34.9% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Packaging & container stocks were up 1.19% in the last day, and up 0.99% over the last week. Ball was the among the top gainers in the packaging & containers industry, gaining 6.65% yesterday.

Ball shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q1 revenue results.

Based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score, the 3 most undervalued packaging & container stocks right now are:

Berry Global Group (NYSE:BERY) is the most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Berry Global Group has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Berry Global Group's stock has gained 2.19% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -12 percentage points.

Sonoco Products Co (NYSE:SON) is the second most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sonoco Products Co has a valuation score of 71, which is 37 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 5 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sonoco Products Co's stock has dropped -4.99% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -20 percentage points.

Sealed Air (NYSE:SEE) is the third most undervalued packaging & container stock based on WallStreetZen's Valuation Score. Sealed Air has a valuation score of 57, which is 23 points higher than the packaging & container industry average of 34. It passed 4 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Sealed Air's stock has dropped -30.82% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the packaging & container industry by -45 percentage points.