DJ Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. (WM) rallied 1.17% to $241.27 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 4.36% to 7,353.73 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 3.44% to 51,523.06.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Waste Management Inc. closed 2.76% short of its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company achieved on March 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Ecolab Inc. $(ECL)$ fell 2.91% to $305.83, Republic Services Inc. $(RSG)$ rose 1.63% to $249.42, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) fell 3.66% to $277.70.
Trading volume (2.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 2.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 5, 2026.