DJ Leggett & Platt Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. $(LEG)$ slipped 9.41% to $10.30 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,337.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Leggett & Platt Inc. closed 20.77% short of its 52-week high of $13.00, which the company reached on February 4th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Somnigroup International Inc. $(SGI)$ fell 10.11% to $70.67, Sleep Number Corp. (SNBR) rose 1.00% to $3.03, and La-Z-Boy Inc. $(LZB)$ rose 0.54% to $35.56.
Trading volume (5.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.
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May 07, 2026 17:27 ET (21:27 GMT)
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