DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ slipped 3.57% to $203.17 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.67% to 7,353.61 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 18.57% 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 Tuesday, as International Paper Co. $(IP)$ fell 3.36% to $29.38, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 1.04% to $9.54, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 1.24% to $46.36.
Trading volume (856,951) remained 99,450 below its 50-day average volume of 956,401.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.
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May 19, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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