DJ Leggett & Platt Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Leggett & Platt Inc. $(LEG)$ rallied 1.85% to $8.26 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.08% to 5,675.29 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.92% to 41,964.63.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Leggett & Platt Inc. closed 57.27% below its 52-week high of $19.33, which the company reached on April 9th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Somnigroup International Inc. $(SGI)$ rose 2.18% to $56.20, Sleep Number Corp. $(SNBR)$ rose 8.19% to $6.80, and La-Z-Boy Inc. $(LZB)$ rose 1.89% to $38.72.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2025.
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March 19, 2025 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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