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The price of Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) closed at $196.77 in the last session, down -1.50% from day before closing price of $199.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.50 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.26 million shares were traded. WM stock price reached its highest trading level at $199.35 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $194.12.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WM’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 337.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.00. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.84. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.36.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Stifel on September 30, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $252.
On September 19, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $272.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 04 ’25 when Stith Kimberly G. bought 100 shares for $225.19 per share.
Stith Kimberly G. sold 100 shares of WM for $22,520 on Sep 04 ’25. The SVP – Chief HR Officer now owns 4,089 shares after completing the transaction at $225.19 per share. On May 30 ’25, another insider, Carrasco Rafael, who serves as the SVP of Enterprise Strategy of the company, sold 1,941 shares for $240.00 each. As a result, the insider received 465,840 and left with 16,920 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WM now has a Market Capitalization of 79272148992 and an Enterprise Value of 102460145664. As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 31.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 23.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.20 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.134 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.08.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WM is 0.62, which has changed by -0.07462478 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18286073 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WM has reached a high of $242.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $197.02. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -12.83%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, WM traded on average about 1.67M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2230750 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 402.86M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 401.88M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.58% stake in the company. Shares short for WM as of 1760486400 were 4663738 with a Short Ratio of 2.80, compared to 1757894400 on 3872931. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4663738 and a Short% of Float of 1.16.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for WM is 3.22, which was 3.225 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.016143564. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.53.
Earnings Estimates
Waste Management, Inc (WM) is currently under the scrutiny of 22.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.8, with high estimates of $1.97 and low estimates of $1.56.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.63 and $7.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.5. EPS for the following year is $8.35, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $8.99 and $7.75.
Revenue Estimates
According to 19 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.39B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.44B to a low estimate of $6.36B. As of. The current estimate, Waste Management, Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.89BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.36B. There is a high estimate of $6.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.3B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $25.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.28B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $22.06BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $26.7B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $27.17B and the low estimate is $26.18B.
