DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rallied 2.10% to $229.01 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.18% to 7,709.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.85% to 53,885.10.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Waste Management Inc. closed 7.71% short of its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company reached on March 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 0.70% to $283.46, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 1.24% to $209.59, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) fell 0.52% to $307.64.
Trading volume (2.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 6, 2026.