Shares of Republic Services Inc. RSG, -0.31% slumped 0.31% to $136.40 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX, +0.73% rising 0.73% to 4,019.65 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.30% rising 0.30% to 34,108.64. Republic Services Inc. closed $12.77 below its 52-week high ($149.17), which the company achieved on September 12th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Waste Management Inc. WM, -0.02% fell 0.02% to $166.75 and Ecolab Inc. ECL, +1.47% rose 1.47% to $152.72. Trading volume (896,432) remained 367,448 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.