Packaging Corp. of America Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses on the Day

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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 1.12% to $245.84 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.70% to 7,489.72 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 52,485.03.

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

Packaging Corp. of America closed 5.01% below its 52-week high of $258.81, which the company reached on July 28th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as International Paper Co. $(IP)$ fell 5.38% to $40.83, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 2.10% to $10.73, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 0.81% to $56.36.

Trading volume (472,357) remained 241,492 below its 50-day average volume of 713,849.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 31, 2026.

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