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As of close of business last night, Waste Connections Inc’s stock clocked out at $190.58%, Up $1.43% from its previous closing price of $187.89. In other words, the price has increased by $1.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. WCN stock price reached its highest trading level at $190.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $188.06.
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 445.39 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.67 and its Current Ratio is at 0.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.04 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.03.
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 Jul 29 ’25 when Netherton Susan sold 1,500 shares for $191.12 per share. The transaction valued at 286,680 led to the insider holds 11,726 shares of the business.
SUSAN NETHERTON bought 1,500 shares of WCN for $286,680 on Jul 29 ’25. On May 23 ’25, another insider, NIELSEN III ROBERT, who serves as the SR VP Operations of the company, sold 973 shares for $196.27 each. As a result, the insider received 190,972 and left with 4,250 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, WCN now has a Market Capitalization of 49000787968 and an Enterprise Value of 57634066432. As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 76.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.76. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.20. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.242 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.092.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WCN is 0.61, which has changed by 0.056547284 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 $169.36. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.07%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WCN traded 1.18M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1130490 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 258.35M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 256.73M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.79% stake in the company. Shares short for WCN as of 1752537600 were 2322064 with a Short Ratio of 1.97, compared to 1749772800 on 2151760. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2322064 and a Short% of Float of 1.0199999.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.23, WCN has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.26. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0065463837The 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 2025-08-06 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-06. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-06-19 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Waste Connections Inc (WCN) is currently drawing attention from 19.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.31, with high estimates of $1.39 and low estimates of $1.24.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.22 and $5.01 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.11. EPS for the following year is $5.83, with 21.0 analysts recommending between $6.03 and $5.59.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 18 analysts expect revenue to total $2.45B. It ranges from a high estimate of $2.49B to a low estimate of $2.44B. As of the current estimate, Waste Connections Inc’s year-ago sales were $2.34BFor the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.38B. There is a high estimate of $2.41B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.34B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for WCN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $9.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.4B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $9.46B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $8.92BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $10.1B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $10.54B and the low estimate is $9.93B.
