DJ Smurfit Westrock PLC Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Smurfit Westrock PLC (SW) rose 2.02% to $45.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.14% to 7,637.76 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.61% to 51,778.04.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Smurfit Westrock PLC closed 13.62% below its 52-week high of $52.65, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Northern Technologies International Corp. $(NTIC)$ rose 2.46% to $7.91.
Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 226,403 below its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 17, 2026.