PKG
Packaging Corp Of AmericaCompany with tickers: PKG
CIK
75677
CUSIP
695156109
Shares Outstanding
89,098,647
Website
https://www.packagingcorp.com
13F Activity (30d)
250 filings
240 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 4.4% of shares — P69
Days to cover 5.1 — P73
Short-volume trend -26.9% — P3
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 3,886,377 | 4,024,887 | -138,510 | 5.06 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,024,887 | 3,888,238 | +136,649 | 6.21 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,888,238 | 3,403,452 | +484,786 | 3.70 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,403,452 | 3,340,726 | +62,726 | 4.45 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,340,726 | 5,228,241 | -1,887,515 | 2.60 |
| 2026-03-13 | 5,228,241 | 3,870,864 | +1,357,377 | 5.54 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,870,864 | 3,420,985 | +449,879 | 3.46 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,420,985 | 3,183,204 | +237,781 | 3.39 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,183,204 | 2,457,428 | +725,776 | 2.25 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2,457,428 | 2,602,271 | -144,843 | 3.20 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,602,271 | 3,162,660 | -560,389 | 3.37 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,162,660 | 2,452,986 | +709,674 | 3.71 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2,452,986 | 2,437,202 | +15,784 | 3.59 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,437,202 | 2,665,182 | -227,980 | 3.00 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,665,182 | 2,243,409 | +421,773 | 2.80 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2,243,409 | 2,103,656 | +139,753 | 3.94 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,103,656 | 2,583,175 | -479,519 | 3.50 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,583,175 | 2,075,645 | +507,530 | 3.61 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2,075,645 | 1,700,804 | +374,841 | 2.00 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,700,804 | 1,663,479 | +37,325 | 3.16 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,663,479 | 1,501,859 | +161,620 | 2.14 |
| 2025-07-15 | 1,501,859 | 1,879,071 | -377,212 | 2.12 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1,879,071 | 1,967,959 | -88,888 | 2.74 |
| 2025-06-13 | 1,967,959 | 1,739,298 | +228,661 | 2.54 |
| 2025-05-30 | 1,739,298 | 1,749,110 | -9,812 | 2.44 |
| 2025-05-15 | 1,749,110 | 1,624,133 | +124,977 | 2.07 |
| 2025-04-30 | 1,624,133 | 1,532,881 | +91,252 | 1.73 |
| 2025-04-15 | 1,532,881 | 1,329,557 | +203,324 | 1.45 |
| 2025-03-31 | 1,329,557 | 1,135,700 | +193,857 | 1.43 |
| 2025-03-14 | 1,135,700 | 1,149,386 | -13,686 | 1.03 |
| 2025-02-28 | 1,149,386 | 1,368,788 | -219,402 | 1.51 |
| 2025-02-14 | 1,368,788 | 1,403,023 | -34,235 | 1.46 |
| 2025-01-31 | 1,403,023 | 1,806,242 | -403,219 | 1.33 |
| 2025-01-15 | 1,806,242 | 1,544,363 | +261,879 | 2.08 |
| 2024-12-31 | 1,544,363 | 1,262,985 | +281,378 | 1.77 |
| 2024-12-13 | 1,262,985 | 1,096,171 | +166,814 | 1.97 |
| 2024-11-29 | 1,096,171 | 1,266,722 | -170,551 | 1.81 |
| 2024-11-15 | 1,266,722 | 1,230,233 | +36,489 | 2.02 |
| 2024-10-31 | 1,230,233 | 1,515,859 | -285,626 | 1.87 |
| 2024-10-15 | 1,515,859 | 1,471,975 | +43,884 | 3.88 |
| 2024-09-30 | 1,471,975 | 1,649,072 | -177,097 | 2.68 |
| 2024-09-13 | 1,649,072 | 1,386,668 | +262,404 | 3.14 |
| 2024-08-30 | 1,386,668 | 1,406,314 | -19,646 | 2.64 |
| 2024-08-15 | 1,406,314 | 1,371,587 | +34,727 | 2.57 |
| 2024-07-31 | 1,371,587 | 1,488,010 | -116,423 | 2.05 |
| 2024-07-15 | 1,488,010 | 1,375,289 | +112,721 | 2.98 |
| 2024-06-28 | 1,375,289 | 1,606,997 | -231,708 | 2.12 |
| 2024-06-14 | 1,606,997 | 1,614,532 | -7,535 | 4.05 |
| 2024-05-31 | 1,614,532 | 1,422,824 | +191,708 | 3.20 |
| 2024-05-15 | 1,422,824 | 1,364,518 | +58,306 | 2.86 |
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