DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Waste Management Inc. $(WM)$ advanced 4.06% to $242.25 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,533.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Waste Management Inc. closed 2.37% below its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company reached on March 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ rose 2.02% to $275.71, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 3.30% to $224.51, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 2.37% to $310.57.
Trading volume (1.9 M) remained 293,804 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 16, 2026 16:39 ET (20:39 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Comments