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title: "Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Waste Management Inc. (WM) shares rose 1.37% to $236.38, outperforming competitors like Ecolab and Republic Services on a generally weak trading day where the S&P 500 and Dow Jones fell slightly. This gain ended a three-day losing streak for WM, which remains 4.74% below its 52-week high. Trading volume was below the 50-day average."
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# Waste Management Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Waste Management Inc. (WM) rose 1.37% to $236.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 7,498.96 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.01% to 52,218.58.

The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.

Waste Management Inc. closed 4.74% below its 52-week high of $248.13, which the company reached on March 6th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Ecolab Inc. (ECL) rose 1.01% to $266.88, Republic Services Inc. (RSG) rose 0.88% to $216.52, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 0.36% to $306.27.

Trading volume (1.5 M) remained 681,694 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 22, 2026.

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