Smurfit Westrock PLC Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) shares fell 1.53% to $47.52 on Thursday, underperforming the broader market and competitors despite a positive trading session for major indices. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, leaving it 9.74% below its 52-week high of $52.65. Trading volume was lower than the 50-day average.

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Shares of Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) shed 1.53% to $47.52 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.66% to 7,437.63 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.

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

Smurfit Westrock PLC closed 9.74% short of its 52-week high of $52.65, which the company achieved on February 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Northern Technologies International Corp. (NTIC) rose 0.19% to $7.98.

Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.

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This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.

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

Smurfit Westrock PLC closed 9.74% short of its 52-week high of $52.65, which the company achieved on February 12th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Northern Technologies International Corp. (NTIC) rose 0.19% to $7.98.

Trading volume (4.7 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.

This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

07-30-26 1703ET