Republic Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Republic Services Inc. (RSG) shares rose 2.37% to $214.56, outperforming competitors like Waste Management and Ecolab on a positive trading day. This marks the second consecutive gain for RSG, though it remains 10.08% below its 52-week high. Trading volume of 1.9 million exceeded the 50-day average.
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Shares of Republic Services Inc. (RSG) rallied 2.37% to $214.56 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.62% to 7,757.64 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.28% to 54,036.93.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Republic Services Inc. closed 10.08% below its 52-week high of $238.62, which the company achieved on August 20th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Waste Management Inc. (WM) fell 0.58% to $227.68, Ecolab Inc. (ECL) rose 0.60% to $285.17, and Clean Harbors Inc. (CLH) rose 0.17% to $308.17.
Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2026.
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