DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ rose 1.14% to $237.25 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 8.74% 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 Friday, as International Paper Co. (IP) rose 2.20% to $37.24, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 2.52% to $10.43, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 1.40% to $51.95.
Trading volume (526,931) remained 86,093 below its 50-day average volume of 613,024.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.