Per-share stock prices for most plastics processors tracked by Plastics News have seen gains in the first five-plus months of 2024.
Nine of the 14 stocks were showing higher prices in late trading June 7 than they did on Jan. 1.
Building products maker Azek Co. has seen the largest percentage gain in that period with its per-share price up 20 percent. AptarGroup Inc. wasn't far behind with a 19 percent gain.
Per-share prices at Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. were up 17 percent, while prices at DuPont Co., Sealed Air Corp., Sonoco Products Co. and Amcor plc were up 3-6 percent. Silgan Holdings Inc. showed a price gain of a little more than 1 percent, while on the Toronto Stock Exchange, per-share prices at Winpak Ltd. were up almost 11 percent.
The five firms showing lower per-share prices in that comparison were Myers Industries Inc. (down 20 percent), Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (down 18 percent), Atkore Inc. (down 13 percent), Berry Global Group Inc. (down 9 percent) and Trex Co. Inc. (down almost 1 percent).
In broader economic measures, the Dow Jones Industrial Average in late trading June 7 was up 3 percent since Jan. 1. The broader S&P 500 is up almost 13 percent in that period.