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As of close of business last night, Waste Connections Inc’s stock clocked out at $188.99, down -0.65% from its previous closing price of $190.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. WCN stock price reached its highest trading level at $190.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $187.32.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WCN’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 439.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.18. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.08.
On May 07, 2025, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $220.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 ’25 when NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 973 shares for $196.27 per share. The transaction valued at 190,972 led to the insider holds 4,250 shares of the business.
CHAMBLISS DARRELL W sold 13,566 shares of WCN for $2,554,478 on Mar 10 ’25. The EVP & COO now owns 95,000 shares after completing the transaction at $188.30 per share. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, DARRELL CHAMBLISS, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 13,566 shares for $188.30 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WCN now has a Market Capitalization of 49151766528 and an Enterprise Value of 57432002560. As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 77.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.69. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.38 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.09. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.329 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.458.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WCN is 0.62, which has changed by 0.13330531 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WCN has reached a high of $201.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $165.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.60%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.67%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WCN traded 1.20M shares on average per day over the past three months and 893600 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 258.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 257.72M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.14% stake in the company. Shares short for WCN as of 1747267200 were 1916887 with a Short Ratio of 1.60, compared to 1744675200 on 2112055. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1916887 and a Short% of Float of 0.84.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.2, WCN has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.23. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0063098124The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.68. The current Payout Ratio is 49.01% for WCN, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-27 with an ex-dividend date of 1746576000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-06-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 20.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Waste Connections Inc (WCN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.47, with high estimates of $1.56 and low estimates of $1.43.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.33 and $4.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.2. EPS for the following year is $5.93, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $6.15 and $5.4.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 19 analysts expect revenue to total $2.4B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.42B to a low estimate of $2.38B. As of the current estimate, Waste Connections Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.25BFor the next quarter, 19 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.49B. There is a high estimate of $2.53B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.47B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WCN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.61B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.46B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.53B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.92BBased on 23 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.17B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.64B and the low estimate is $9.85B.
