Republic Services, Inc. shares approach 52-week high – Market Mover

Shares of Republic Services, Inc. (RSG) today closed 0.3% below its 52-week high of $ 126.04, giving the company a market cap of $ 39 billion. The stock is currently up 32.0% year-to-date, 36.6% in the past 12 months and 179.5% in the past five years. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.3% and the S&P 500 rose 0.8%.

Commercial activity

Trade volume this week was 16.3% below the 20-day average.
Beta, a measure of the stock’s volatility relative to the overall market, is 0.7.

Technical indicators

The stock’s Relative Strength Index (RSI) was above 70, indicating that it may be overbought.
MACD, a trend following momentum indicator, indicates an uptrend.
The stock closed below its Bollinger Band, indicating that it may be oversold.
The stock closed 2.0% above its 5-day moving average, 1.9% above its 20-day moving average and 7.0% above its 90-day moving average.

Comparative market performance

The company’s stock price is the same as the S&P 500 index, beats it on a one-year basis and on a 5-year basis
The company’s stock price is the same as the Dow Jones Industrial Average, beats it on a one-year basis and beats it on a 5-year basis
The company’s share price is the same as the performance of its peers in the industrial sector, beats it on a one-year basis and on a 5-year basis

Comparative performance by group

Year-to-date stock market performance beats peer average by 33.4%
The company’s stock price performance over the past 12 months beats the peer average by 18.5%
The company’s price-to-earnings ratio, which relates a company’s stock price to its earnings per share, is -54.4% lower than the peer average.

The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.