DJ Leggett & Platt Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. $(LEG)$ rose 2.90% to $12.06 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Leggett & Platt Inc. hit a new 52-week high, surpassing its previous peak of $12.03, which the company achieved on December 1st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Somnigroup International Inc. $(SGI)$ rose 3.58% to $92.22, Sleep Number Corp. (SNBR) rose 1.11% to $7.28, and La-Z-Boy Inc. $(LZB)$ rose 3.61% to $39.02.
Trading volume (1.7 M) remained 300,395 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 17:26 ET (22:26 GMT)
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