PPG Stock Slides 0.32% Amid 76.5% Volume Surge to 260M Ranks 450th as High-Volume Trading Strategy Delivers 166.71% Return Since 2022

On August 6, 2025, PPG (NYSE:PPG) closed with a 0.32% decline, trading at a volume of $0.26 billion—a 76.5% increase from the previous day. The stock ranked 450th in trading activity among listed equities. The move followed the announcement of a new authorized distributor partnership with GPA, expanding distribution of PPG TESLIN synthetic substrates for commercial printing and label applications. The collaboration aims to enhance market access to PPG’s synthetic paper solutions, which offer durability and reduced plastic content compared to alternatives.

The partnership underscores PPG’s focus on strategic alliances to strengthen its position in the specialty materials sector. Amy Donato, PPG’s global strategic marketing director for Teslin, emphasized the alliance as a key step in delivering innovative printing solutions to global markets. GPA will leverage its network to support customers in leveraging TESLIN’s performance benefits, including conformability and high printability. The deal aligns with PPG’s long-standing commitment to sustainability and product innovation, though its immediate impact on earnings remains unclear.

A strategy of purchasing the top 500 stocks by daily trading volume and holding them for one day generated a 166.71% return from 2022 to the present, outperforming the benchmark by 137.53%. This highlights the influence of liquidity concentration in short-term performance, particularly in volatile markets. The approach leverages high-volume stocks’ trading activity to capture market momentum, though it carries inherent risks due to rapid price fluctuations and sentiment shifts. The data reinforces the importance of volume as a proxy for market participation and potential price movement in such strategies.