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title: "Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Shares of Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) rose 4.73% to $222.59 on a challenging trading day for the stock market, outperforming competitors like International Paper Co. (IP) and Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK). The stock's rise ended a two-day losing streak, although it remains 10.79% below its 52-week high of $249.51. Trading volume reached 1.5 million, surpassing its 50-day average of 1.0 million."
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# Packaging Corp. Of America Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Packaging Corp. of America (PKG) rose 4.73% to $222.59 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.49% to 7,138.80 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.05% to 49,141.93.

The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.

Packaging Corp. of America closed 10.79% short of its 52-week high of $249.51, which the company reached on February 12th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as International Paper Co. (IP) rose 4.20% to $34.02, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) rose 1.25% to $9.72, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) fell 0.68% to $49.91.

Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 28, 2026.

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