Packaging Corporation of America (NYSE: PKG) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday after the bell. Here’s what to expect.

Packaging Corporation of America met analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $2.31 billion, up 6% year on year. It was a softer quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates and EPS guidance for next quarter missing analysts’ expectations significantly.

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This quarter, analysts are expecting Packaging Corporation of America’s revenue to grow 13.5% year on year to $2.44 billion, improving from the 10.7% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $2.41 per share.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. Packaging Corporation of America has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates twice over the last two years.

Looking at Packaging Corporation of America’s peers in the industrials segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. LSI posted flat year-on-year revenue, beating analysts’ expectations by 4.9%, and Greenbrier reported a revenue decline of 19.4%, topping estimates by 7.7%. LSI traded up 8.6% following the results while Greenbrier was down 10.3%.

Read our full analysis of LSI’s results here and Greenbrier’s results here.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the industrials segment, with share prices up 9.2% on average over the last month. Packaging Corporation of America is up 8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $228.70 (compared to the current share price of $225.43).

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