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 1.19% to $232.77 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.17% to 7,650.50 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.18% to 51,682.64.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

Packaging Corp. of America closed 10.47% 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) fell 2.87% to $34.53, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 5.39% to $9.31, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 0.04% to $48.84.

Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 620,950.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2026.