DJ PPG Industries Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of PPG Industries Inc. $(PPG)$ advanced 1.13% to $119.13 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 54,349.12 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.17% to 7,723.55.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
PPG Industries Inc. closed 10.72% short of its 52-week high of $133.43, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as 3M Co. $(MMM)$ rose 0.35% to $182.08, Sherwin-Williams Co. $(SHW)$ rose 2.24% to $369.68, and Masco Corp. $(MAS)$ rose 0.31% to $77.32.
Trading volume (1.6 M) remained 437,402 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 5, 2026.