DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rallied 3.96% to $232.80 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.41% to 7,108.40 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 49,310.32.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Waste Management Inc. closed 6.18% short of its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company achieved on March 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 0.94% to $271.45, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 4.26% to $214.04, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 1.94% to $310.32.
Trading volume (2.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2026.
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April 23, 2026 16:41 ET (20:41 GMT)
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