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  "id": 6340208,
  "title": "Is Republic Services Stock Underperforming the Nasdaq?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/is-republic-services-stock-underperforming-the-nasdaq",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-07T14:29:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/republic-services-stock-underperforming-nasdaq-142921592.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Republic Services (RSG) is a large-cap environmental services company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. The market cap for RSG is $68.2 billion. The company provides waste collection services, operates transfer stations, landfills, and recycling facilities. RSG's vertically integrated model drives density and returns, giving it a leading role in environmental services. The company's market position is a strength. Despite this, RSG's stock has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite index over the past 52 weeks, trailing by 4.8% versus the Nasdaq's 14.1% year-to-date gain. The stock has been trading above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages since early and late June respectively, but investor sentiment has been weighed down by near-term headwinds including elevated labor costs and softer volume growth. Wall Street analysts rate RSG with a moderate buy consensus and a mean price target of $248.48, indicating an 11.6% upside potential from the current stock price.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}