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After finishing at $237.75 in the prior trading day, Republic Services, Inc (NYSE: RSG) closed at $239.77, up 0.85%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.85 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. RSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $241.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $237.48.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of RSG 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 1011.85 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 35.98. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
On January 06, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Sector Perform and also upped its target price recommendation from $219 to $237.
Deutsche Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on December 10, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $219 to $237.
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 Mar 03 ’25 when Richardson Larson sold 2,200 shares for $239.07 per share. The transaction valued at 525,954 led to the insider holds 1,776 shares of the business.
Richardson Larson bought 2,200 shares of RSG for $525,951 on Mar 03 ’25. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Brummer Gregg, who serves as the EVP, COO of the company, sold 6,293 shares for $228.20 each. As a result, the insider received 1,436,060 and left with 10,416 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, RSG now has a Market Capitalization of 74876575744 and an Enterprise Value of 87761559552. As of this moment, Republic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.94, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 31.74. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.89. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.474 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.783.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for RSG is 0.64, which has changed by 0.2630775 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, RSG has reached a high of $240.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $180.91. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 14.78%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.05M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1171330 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 312.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 201.90M. Insiders hold about 35.35% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.71% stake in the company. Shares short for RSG as of 1741910400 were 2370127 with a Short Ratio of 2.25, compared to 1739491200 on 1976732. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2370127 and a Short% of Float of 1.17.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, RSG’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.23, compared to 2.23 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0093796The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.41. The current Payout Ratio is 34.36% for RSG, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-02 with an ex-dividend date of 1743552000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-03-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
