DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ rose 2.86% to $218.00 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.74% to 7,553.68 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.21% to 50,687.07.
Waste Management Inc. closed 12.14% short of 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. $(ECL)$ fell 0.23% to $255.67, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 1.25% to $204.20, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 3.86% to $286.63.
Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 3, 2026.
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June 03, 2026 16:42 ET (20:42 GMT)
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