Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Market Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Waste Management Inc. (WM) slumped 0.03% to $147.96 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.15% to 4,349.93 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.38% to 34,168.09. This was the stock's 10th consecutive day of losses. Waste Management Inc. closed $20.08 short of its 52-week high ($168.04), which the company reached on November 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Republic Services Inc. (RSG) rose 0.21% to $125.09, Waste Connections Inc. (WCN.T) rose 0.58% to $122.59, and Veolia Environnement S.A. ADR rose 1.45% to $35.58. Trading volume (2.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled Janurary 26, 2022.
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January 26, 2022 17:32 ET (22:32 GMT)
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