DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ slid 1.24% to $219.59 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 7,432.97 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.31% to 50,009.35.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Waste Management Inc. closed 11.50% below its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company reached on March 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 1.18% to $248.64, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ fell 1.29% to $212.20, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) fell 0.20% to $291.40.
Trading volume (1.8 M) remained 176,809 below its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 20, 2026.
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May 20, 2026 16:41 ET (20:41 GMT)
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