DJ Leggett & Platt Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. $(LEG)$ advanced 3.79% to $12.59 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.16% to 6,875.62 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.21% to 49,077.23.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Leggett & Platt Inc. closed 1.41% short of its 52-week high of $12.77, which the company achieved on January 15th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Somnigroup International Inc. $(SGI)$ rose 2.54% to $95.00, Sleep Number Corp. (SNBR) fell 1.86% to $10.55, and La-Z-Boy Inc. $(LZB)$ rose 3.29% to $39.55.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 593,980 below its 50-day average volume of 1.9 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 21, 2026.
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January 21, 2026 17:27 ET (22:27 GMT)
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