Wells Fargo Raises Packaging Corp Price Target to $233
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Jan 06 2026
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Source: Benzinga
- Price Target Increase: Wells Fargo raised the price target for Packaging Corp Of America from $222 to $233, with analyst Gabe Hajde upgrading the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight, reflecting confidence in the company's future growth prospects.
- Market Performance: Packaging Corp shares closed at $211.13 on Monday, indicating a potential upside of 10.4% based on the new target, which may attract more investor interest in the stock.
- Other Rating Changes: Needham increased the price target for Onto Innovation from $150 to $200 while maintaining a Buy rating, demonstrating strong optimism regarding the company's innovation capabilities.
- Industry Dynamics: BTIG raised the price target for Expedia Group from $275 to $330, maintaining a Buy rating, indicating analysts' optimistic outlook on the recovery of the travel industry.
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Analyst Views on EXPE
Wall Street analysts forecast EXPE stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for EXPE is 284.79 USD with a low forecast of 220.00 USD and a high forecast of 360.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
28 Analyst Rating
9 Buy
19 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 265.760
Low
220.00
Averages
284.79
High
360.00
Current: 265.760
Low
220.00
Averages
284.79
High
360.00
About EXPE
Expedia Group, Inc. is an online travel company. The Company’s segments include B2C, B2B, and trivago. The B2C segment provides a full range of travel and advertising services to its worldwide customers through a variety of consumer brands including: Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, Wotif Group, ebookers, CheapTickets, Hotwire.com and CarRentals.com. The B2B segment fuels a wide range of travel and non-travel companies, including airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel management and financial institutions, who leverage travel technology and tap into its diverse supply to augment their offerings and market Expedia Group rates and availabilities to their travelers. Its trivago segment generates advertising revenue primarily from sending referrals to online travel companies and travel service providers from its hotel metasearch Websites. The trivago is its majority-owned hotel metasearch company, based in Dusseldorf, Germany.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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