DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ slid 2.03% to $227.28 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.48% to 7,636.36 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,380.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 12.58% below its 52-week high of $259.98, which the company reached on August 13th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as International Paper Co. (IP) fell 5.07% to $34.64, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 3.84% to $9.51, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 2.97% to $48.39.
Trading volume (532,004) remained 75,566 below its 50-day average volume of 607,570.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 9, 2026.