A 10-Day Winning Streak Has Republic Services Stock Up 11%
Shares of Republic Services (RSG) have closed higher in each of the last 10 sessions, a cumulative gain of 11.3%. That added about $7.2 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $70.6 billion. The stock closed at $229.65 on Thursday, October 15, 0.2% below its 52-week high of $230.19 and 16.9% above its low of $196.52.
RSG Versus The S&P 500
Returns for RSG and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Thursday, October 15 and including dividends:
| Return Period | RSG | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 2.3% | 0.3% |
| 10 Days (Current Streak) | 11.3% | 1.1% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 4.8% | 2.6% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 3.6% | 4.1% |
| Year To Date | 9.7% | 14.2% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | 3.5% | 17.9% |
Is This Move About Republic Services Or The Market?
Over the same 10 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +1.1% including dividends, so the run is mostly Republic Services’ own story rather than the market’s. 1 other S&P 500 stock is currently on winning streaks of 10 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is up 3.6%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 53 sessions of that window it was down 6.9%.
What The Numbers Say About The Rally
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 3.2% over the last twelve months, against a median of 7.3% for S&P 500 Industrials stocks; its operating margin is 20.0%, versus a median of 17.6%; and the stock trades at 32.3 times trailing earnings against a median of 27.1. The read is mixed: margins above the median on one side, revenue growth below the median on the other.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
A run like this is genuinely useful information: something about this business has the market’s full attention. But streaks are where discipline gets tested, because the urge to chase strength is strongest right before it pauses.
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