DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rallied 2.54% to $233.90 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.03% to 49,499.20 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.54% to 6,908.86.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Waste Management Inc. closed 3.58% short of its 52-week high of $242.58, which the company achieved on June 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 0.08% to $306.76, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 1.35% to $224.59, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 2.27% to $292.53.
Trading volume (2.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 26, 2026.
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