DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ rallied 1.47% to $236.00 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.09% to 7,659.44 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 52,002.41.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 9.22% short of its 52-week high of $259.98, which the company achieved on August 13th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as International Paper Co. (IP) fell 0.15% to $34.05, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 1.83% to $8.57, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 0.26% to $49.79.
Trading volume (917,301) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 543,154.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2026.
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