DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ rallied 2.71% to $234.04 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 6.20% short of its 52-week high of $249.51, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as International Paper Co. $(IP)$ rose 3.08% to $37.87, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) rose 6.00% to $11.13, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 4.56% to $56.18.
Trading volume (542,778) remained 102,659 below its 50-day average volume of 645,437.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 17:06 ET (21:06 GMT)
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