Type
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Public |
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Traded as | NYSE: KS S&P 600 Component |
Industry | Pulp and Paper |
Founded | April 2005 |
Headquarters | Northbrook, Illinois, United States |
Key people
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Roger W. Stone Chairman & CEO, Matt Kaplan Chief Operating Officer |
Products | Kraft paper, containerboard, Corrugated box, lumber |
Revenue | ▲ US$ 2,301 million (2014) |
Operating income
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▲ US$ 299.9 million (2014) |
Net income
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▲ US$ 171.9 million (2014) |
Number of employees
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6,200 |
Website | www.kapstonepaper.com |
KapStone Paper and Packaging is an American pulp and paper company based in Northbrook, Illinois.
The company has kraft paper manufacturing facilities in Roanoke Rapids, NC, Cowpens, SC, North Charleston, SC and Longview, WA, a lumber mill in Summerville, SC, 21 corrugated box and corrugated fiberboard plants and 65 packaging distribution centers. It has approximately 6,200 employees.
The firm was originally started as a special-purpose acquisition company in 2005. It became an ongoing business concern when it acquired the Roanoke Rapids kraft paper mill from International Paper in January 2007. In July 2008, it acquired the Charleston kraft paper mill from MeadWestvaco.
In 2010, the firm was ranked 5th in Fortune Magazine's list of 100 Fastest-Growing Companies. In 2011 it made the list again, ranked 20th fastest-growing. In October 2011, KapStone was ranked #10 on Forbes list on 100 Best Small Companies.
On October 31, 2011 KapStone acquired U.S.Corrugated, Inc.
On July 18, 2013 KapStone acquired Longview Fibre Paper and Packaging from Brookfield Asset Management.
On June 1, 2015 KapStone acquired Victory Packaging, headquartered in Houston, TX.
On August 27, 2015 members of the Association of Western Pulp and Paper Workers at KapStone's Longview paper mill went on strike for 10 days over stalled contract negotiations.
The are several subsidiaries operating in specific fields or in specific countries: KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, KapStone Charleston Kraft LLC, KapStone Container Corporation, KapStone Europe SPRL, KapStone Asia Limited.
KapStone produces sack paper, containerboard, saturating Kraft products, Corrugated fiberboard sheets and boxes, and construction lumber. The company’s paper brands include Kraftpak®, DuraSorb®, TEA-Kraft®, FibreLok®, FibreShield® and FibreGreen®.
2016-05-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Hold | |
2016-05-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank AG | Hold | |
2016-05-02 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $16.00 to $18.00 |
2016-05-02 | Boost Price Target | Barclays PLC | Overweight | $16.00 to $18.00 |
2016-04-20 | Downgrade | Dundee Securities | Buy to Neutral | |
2016-04-06 | Initiated Coverage | Bank of America | Underperform | $12.00 |
2016-04-06 | Initiated Coverage | Bank of America Corp. | Underperform | $12.00 |
2016-03-31 | Initiated Coverage | Standpoint Research | Buy | $18.00 |
2016-02-17 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $26.00 to $16.00 |
2016-02-11 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $21.00 to $16.00 |
2016-02-11 | Lower Price Target | RBC Capital | Outperform | $23.00 to $19.00 |
2016-02-11 | Lower Price Target | Royal Bank Of Canada | Outperform | $23.00 to $19.00 |
2016-02-10 | Downgrade | Deutsche Bank | Buy to Hold | $22.00 to $14.00 |
2016-01-27 | Upgrade | Dundee Securities | Neutral to Buy | $22.00 to $17.00 |
2016-01-27 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $25.00 to $21.00 |
2016-01-25 | Downgrade | Macquarie | Neutral to Underperform | |
2016-01-06 | Downgrade | Dundee Securities | Buy to Neutral | |
2015-12-02 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $32.00 |
2015-11-10 | Initiated Coverage | Macquarie | Neutral | $23.00 |
2015-11-01 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | |
2015-10-30 | Reiterated Rating | RBC Capital | Outperform | $27.00 |
2015-10-21 | Lower Price Target | RBC Capital | $31.00 to $27.00 | |
2015-09-17 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $32.00 |
2015-09-10 | Initiated Coverage | Wells Fargo & Co. | Outperform | |
2015-09-10 | Initiated Coverage | Wells Fargo | Outperform | |
2015-08-30 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $32.00 |
2015-08-26 | Lower Price Target | Dundee Securities | Buy | $28.00 to $24.00 |
2015-08-03 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $35.00 to $32.00 |
2015-07-20 | Lower Price Target | Deutsche Bank | $34.00 to $32.00 | |
2015-07-20 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $27.00 |
2015-06-29 | Lower Price Target | Dundee Securities | Buy | $32.00 to $28.00 |
2015-06-22 | Downgrade | Macquarie | Outperform to Neutral | $31.00 to $26.00 |
2015-06-08 | Initiated Coverage | Barclays | Overweight | $35.00 |
2015-05-15 | Lower Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Buy | $38.00 to $34.00 |
2015-05-06 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $29.00 to $28.00 |
2015-05-06 | Lower Price Target | RBC Capital | Outperform | $38.00 to $36.00 |
2015-04-20 | Downgrade | Dundee Securities | Buy to Neutral | |
2015-02-26 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $37.00 to $41.00 |
2015-01-26 | Initiated Coverage | RBC Capital | Outperform | $36.00 |
2015-01-20 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $35.00 to $37.00 |
2014-12-12 | Downgrade | Vertical Research | Hold | |
2014-10-20 | Initiated Coverage | Dundee Securities | Buy | $31.50 |
2014-10-13 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Overweight | $37.00 to $35.00 |
2014-10-09 | Upgrade | Vertical Research | Buy | |
2014-09-29 | Downgrade | KeyBanc | Buy to Hold | $35.00 |
2014-09-29 | Downgrade | KeyCorp | Buy to Hold | $35.00 |
2014-09-04 | Initiated Coverage | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $31.00 |
2014-08-18 | Upgrade | Deutsche Bank | Hold to Buy | $26.00 to $36.00 |
2014-07-31 | Downgrade | Vertical Research | Hold | |
2014-06-11 | Boost Price Target | KeyBanc | Buy | $30.00 to $35.00 |
2014-05-05 | Lower Price Target | Barclays | $35.00 to $34.00 | |
2014-05-02 | Lower Price Target | KeyBanc | $37.00 to $30.00 | |
2014-03-31 | Initiated Coverage | Barclays | Overweight | $35.00 |
2014-02-24 | Upgrade | Ned Davis Research | Neutral to Buy | |
2013-11-18 | Downgrade | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform to Market Perform | $56.00 to $58.00 |
2013-11-01 | Boost Price Target | KeyBanc | Buy | $52.00 to $59.00 |
2013-11-01 | Boost Price Target | DA Davidson | Buy | $52.00 to $64.00 |
2013-11-01 | Boost Price Target | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $44.00 to $48.00 |
2013-10-31 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $52.00 to $56.00 |
2013-06-12 | Reiterated | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $38 to $46 |
2013-06-12 | Downgrade | Deutsche Bank | Buy to Hold | $31 to $38 |
2012-03-26 | Initiated | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform | $25.50 |
2011-02-16 | Reiterated | Deutsche Bank | Hold | $16 to $18 |
2016-05-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank | Hold | |
2016-05-18 | Reiterated Rating | Deutsche Bank AG | Hold | |
2016-05-02 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Overweight | $16.00 to $18.00 |
2016-05-02 | Boost Price Target | Barclays PLC | Overweight | $16.00 to $18.00 |
2016-04-20 | Downgrade | Dundee Securities | Buy to Neutral |
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In KS 27 funds of 2213 total. Show all
Fund name | Ticker shares |
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BlackRock Fund Advisors | 7.59M |
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. | 2.28M |
Apex Capital Management | 2.16M |
KEELEY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP | 0.78M |
MANAGED ACCOUNT ADVISORS LLC | 0.71M |
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC | 0.47M |
WILLIAM HARRIS INVESTORS INC | 0.37M |
BlackRock Group LTD | 0.32M |
AHL Partners LLP | 0.28M |
PCO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LP | 0.25M |
VTL Associates, LLC | 65825 |
Westend Capital Management LLC | 61496 |
EverPoint Asset Management, LLC | 55000 |
Placemark Investments, Inc. | 48570 |
BLACKROCK ADVISORS LLC | 46833 |
Name Relationship | Total Shares | Holding stocks |
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STONE ROGER W Chairman and CEO | 3.50% (3353419) | KS / MCD / |
KAPLAN MATTHEW S President | 3.01% (2890273) | KS / |
Furer Jonathan R | 0.83% (796265) | KS / |
Chapman John | 0.46% (441828) | KS / |
Keneally Timothy P VP and General Manager | 0.16% (149737) | KS / |
Tarbox Andrea K VP and CFO | 0.15% (142259) | KS / |
GIDWITZ RONALD J | 0.11% (101277) | KS / |
STEWART S JAY | 0.08% (73064) | KS / |
Nebel Randy J. Vice President/General Manager | 0.07% (64441) | KS / |
GAMACHE BRIAN R | 0.05% (49713) | KS / MFS / WMS / |
STORCH DAVID P | 0.05% (45127) | AIR / KMPR / KS / |
PAULL MATTHEW H | 0.05% (43265) | APD / BBY / CMG / CP / KS / WMS / |
Niehus Mark A. VP and Corporate Controller | 0.04% (42522) | KS / |
BAHASH ROBERT J | 0.03% (31653) | KS / WMS / |
Kessinger Wilbur G JR VP and General Manager | 0.03% (29075) | KS / |
CHOLMONDELEY PAULA H | 0.03% (28780) | AIN / KS / MTX / OZRK / TEX / XRAY / |
Meyers Antionette VP Cntbd Krft Papr Sales Mktg | 0.02% (23617) | KS / |
Ortiz Patrick W VP and General Manager | 0.02% (22286) | KS / |
Gabriel David G. | 0.02% (22161) | KS / |
Reznik Maurice S | 0.02% (20253) | KS / MOV / |
Davisson Timothy P. VP, Secy & Gen Counsel | 0.02% (16982) | KS / |
Murphy Michael John Vice President - Finance | 0.02% (16035) | KS / |
Ingraham Kathryn D. VP, Secy & Gen Counsel | 0.02% (14758) | KS / |