DJ PPG Industries Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of PPG Industries Inc. $(PPG)$ shed 1.30% to $112.44 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.87% to 7,641.16 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
PPG Industries Inc. closed 15.73% short of its 52-week high of $133.43, which the company reached on February 12th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as 3M Co. $(MMM)$ fell 1.42% to $178.09, Sherwin-Williams Co. $(SHW)$ fell 1.89% to $346.91, and Masco Corp. $(MAS)$ fell 2.55% to $73.33.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 598,076 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.