DJ Wabtec Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Wabtec $(WAB)$ rose 2.68% to $270.49 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.46% to 7,365.12 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.24% to 49,910.59.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Wabtec closed 1.94% short of its 52-week high of $275.84, which the company achieved on April 9th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as GATX Corp. $(GATX)$ rose 2.26% to $199.55, Trinity Industries Inc. (TRN) rose 1.09% to $36.25, and Greenbrier Cos. Inc. $(GBX)$ rose 0.40% to $50.36.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 966,912.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 6, 2026.
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