DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ shed 2.75% to $215.37 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.84% to 7,398.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 49,609.16.
Waste Management Inc. closed 13.20% below its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company achieved on March 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 0.91% to $254.22, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ fell 0.76% to $200.02, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 3.11% to $291.15.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 8, 2026.
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May 08, 2026 16:42 ET (20:42 GMT)
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