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Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) closed the day trading at $220.06 down -2.17% from the previous closing price of $224.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. WM stock price reached its highest trading level at $224.85 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $218.66.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of WM, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 182.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.61 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.51.
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 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 88646770688 and an Enterprise Value of 112227835904. As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.75. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.70 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 9.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.686 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.994.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WM is 0.65, which has changed by 0.05564618 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18469036 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 $199.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.34%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WM traded about 1.65M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WM traded about 1527040 shares per day. A total of 402.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 401.84M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 83.06% stake in the company. Shares short for WM as of 1755216000 were 3802540 with a Short Ratio of 2.31, compared to 1752537600 on 4110721. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3802540 and a Short% of Float of 0.95.
Dividends & Splits
WM’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.15, up from 3.15 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014003112The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.54.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 19.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.97, with high estimates of $2.08 and low estimates of $1.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.82 and $7.26 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.58. EPS for the following year is $8.56, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $8.99 and $8.01.
Revenue Estimates
18 analysts predict $6.52B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.65B to a low estimate of $6.45B. As of the current estimate, Waste Management, Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.61BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.43B. There is a high estimate of $6.51B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.35B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $25.66B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $25.25B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.41B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $22.06BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $26.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $28.05B and the low estimate is $26.52B.
