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 1.32% to $249.56 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough 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.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 4.01% 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 1.70% to $40.36, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) rose 2.02% to $11.63, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 0.74% to $58.33.
Trading volume (633,431) remained 25,599 below its 50-day average volume of 659,030.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.