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EME +6.9%: an unusually large move for this stock. EMCOR Group, Inc. moved 5.7 points more than its sector, on 0.5× its usual volume.

2026-10-06 · EME

EME +6.9%: an unusually large move for this stock

EMCOR Group, Inc. moved 5.7 points more than its sector, on 0.5× its usual volume.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2026. EME +6.9%: an unusually large move for this stock. EMCOR Group, Inc. moved 5.7 points more than its sector, on 0.5× its usual volume.

What the data shows for Emcor (EME): EME +6.9% today. Its sector fund (XLI) +1.2% today. S&P 500 (SPY) +0.6% today.

Worked out from that data: 5.7 points more than its sector. Volume 0.5× its 20-day average. Bigger than 98% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading days. After the 11 most similar EME days since Oct 20, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 7 of 11 times (History, not a forecast).

Possible contributors. These line up in time with the move; they are not confirmed causes: News: “Which S&P500 stocks are moving on Tuesday?” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause). News: “Does MasTec's 42% EPS Outlook Highlight Its 2026 Growth Story?” (Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause).

About the company: Emcor trades as EME and is part of the S&P 500, in the Industrials sector (Construction & Engineering), headquartered in Norwalk, Connecticut, founded in 1994.

This is one of CookieStocks’ daily stock stories about unusually large one-day price moves in S&P 500 stocks, measured against each stock’s own history, its sector and its usual volume. Stories are found automatically each trading day from market data and SEC filings, and every claim is labelled as observed, calculated or a possible contributor. Statistics only, not investment advice.

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Every claim on the graphic, labelled: observed (straight from the data), calculated (worked out from it), or possible contributor (lines up in time, not a confirmed cause).

  • OBSERVED
    EME +6.9% todayOct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    Its sector fund (XLI) +1.2% todayOct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    5.7 points more than its sectorHow: stock return − sector fund return · Oct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • OBSERVED
    S&P 500 (SPY) +0.6% todayOct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Volume 0.5× its 20-day averageHow: today’s volume ÷ average of the last 20 days · Oct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • CALCULATED
    Bigger than 98% of its daily moves over the past 250 trading daysHow: share of past daily moves smaller in size · Oct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Which S&P500 stocks are moving on Tuesday?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 6, 2026, 12:35 PM ET
  • POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTOR
    News: “Does MasTec's 42% EPS Outlook Highlight Its 2026 Growth Story?”Published around the move. Timing only, not a confirmed cause. · Oct 6, 2026, 9:56 AM ET
  • CALCULATED
    After the 11 most similar EME days since Oct 20, 2021, the stock was higher 5 days later 7 of 11 timesHistory, not a forecast. · How: same-company days with a move of similar size and direction

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Statistics only, not investment advice. Past moves don’t predict future ones. Data as of Oct 6, 2026, 1:35 PM ET.