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After finishing at $100.82 in the prior trading day, Casella Waste Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CWST) closed at $99.69, down -1.12%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.98 million shares were traded. CWST stock price reached its highest trading level at $100.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.04.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CWST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 32.86 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 80.83. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
On December 11, 2025, JP Morgan started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $112.
Barclays Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on November 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $95.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 08 ’25 when Coletta Edmond sold 7,000 shares for $100.07 per share. The transaction valued at 700,490 led to the insider holds 141,093 shares of the business.
Edmond R. Coletta bought 7,000 shares of CWST for $694,540 on Dec 08 ’25. On Nov 07 ’25, another insider, Helgeson Bradford John, who serves as the Executive VP and CFO of the company, sold 262 shares for $87.65 each. As a result, the insider received 22,964 and left with 4,991 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, CWST now has a Market Capitalization of 6329648640 and an Enterprise Value of 7376515584. As of this moment, Casella’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 415.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 67.21. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.75. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.109 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.142.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CWST is 0.79, which has changed by -0.05714017 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CWST has reached a high of $121.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $82.22. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.25%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 874.24K shares per day over the past 3-months and 685140 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 62.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.10M. Insiders hold about 2.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.75% stake in the company. Shares short for CWST as of 1765756800 were 3619789 with a Short Ratio of 4.14, compared to 1763078400 on 2842430. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3619789 and a Short% of Float of 5.83.
Earnings Estimates
As of right now, 11.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.13, with high estimates of $0.26 and low estimates of -$0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.32 and $0.74 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.15. EPS for the following year is $1.3, with 11.0 analysts recommending between $1.62 and $0.72.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $471.33M in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $478.91M to a low estimate of $467.1M. As of . The current estimate, Casella Waste Systems, Inc’s year-ago sales were $427.49MFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $459.3M. There is a high estimate of $464.2M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $451.4M.
A total of 10 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CWST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.83B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.84B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.56BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.98B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.04B and the low estimate is $1.95B.
