DJ Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America $(PKG)$ shed 2.40% to $204.39 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.27% to 6,606.49 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.44% to 46,021.43.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Packaging Corp. of America closed 18.08% short of its 52-week high of $249.51, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as International Paper Co. $(IP)$ fell 5.29% to $34.00, Sealed Air Corp. $(SEE)$ rose 0.14% to $41.80, and Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) fell 2.50% to $9.36.
Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2026.
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March 19, 2026 17:10 ET (21:10 GMT)
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