DJ Leggett & Platt Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. $(LEG)$ rose 1.61% to $10.08 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.61% to 6,263.26 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 44,458.30.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Leggett & Platt Inc. closed 29.19% below its 52-week high of $14.24, which the company reached on September 27th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Somnigroup International Inc. $(SGI.AU)$ rose 2.69% to $73.62, Sleep Number Corp. (SNBR) rose 5.52% to $8.03, and La-Z-Boy Inc. (LZB) rose 1.76% to $39.94.
Trading volume (2.0 M) remained 773,176 below its 50-day average volume of 2.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 9, 2025.
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July 09, 2025 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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