DJ Smurfit Westrock PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Smurfit Westrock PLC $(SW)$ rallied 2.88% to $48.28 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Smurfit Westrock PLC closed 8.30% below its 52-week high of $52.65, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Northern Technologies International Corp. $(NTIC)$ rose 2.87% to $8.42.
Trading volume (3.4 M) remained 2.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.