DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ advanced 1.30% to $230.31 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.04% to 7,135.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.57% to 48,861.81.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Waste Management Inc. closed 7.18% short of its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company reached on March 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 3.88% to $256.61, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 0.08% to $208.31, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 0.08% to $306.44.
Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 29, 2026.
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