DJ Smurfit Westrock PLC Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) advanced 1.26% to $45.83 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
The stock's rise snapped a six-day losing streak.
Smurfit Westrock PLC closed 12.95% below its 52-week high of $52.65, which the company achieved on February 12th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Northern Technologies International Corp. $(NTIC)$ fell 0.49% to $7.99.
Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 2.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.