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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) increased by 2.13% to $222.71 on a positive trading day, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also rising. However, PKG remains 10.74% below its 52-week high of $249.51. Competitors like International Paper Co. and Graphic Packaging Holding Co. showed mixed performances, with the latter rising significantly by 12.24%. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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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 2.13% to $222.71 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.81% to 7,259.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.73% to 49,298.25.

Packaging Corp. of America closed 10.74% below 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 Tuesday, as International Paper Co. (IP) rose 2.12% to $31.86, Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (GPK) rose 12.24% to $10.73, and Sonoco Products Co. (SON) rose 1.73% to $50.48.

Trading volume (827,509) remained 188,886 below its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 5, 2026.

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