DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ shed 1.72% to $229.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.25% to 7,651.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.86% to 50,906.05.

This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of losses.

Packaging Corp. of America closed 11.82% 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 Wednesday, as International Paper Co. (IP) fell 0.45% to $33.17, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 1.74% to $9.05, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 1.59% to $48.82.

Trading volume (578,291) remained 58,057 below its 50-day average volume of 636,348.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 30, 2026.