DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ slipped 1.21% to $243.69 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.72% to 7,730.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.20% to 53,569.44.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 6.27% short of its 52-week high of $259.98, which the company reached on August 13th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as International Paper Co. (IP) fell 3.65% to $39.88, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 1.05% to $11.33, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 1.46% to $56.71.
Trading volume (488,789) remained 138,767 below its 50-day average volume of 627,556.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 27, 2026.