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Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) closed the day trading at $226.72 down -0.81% from the previous closing price of $228.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.04 million shares were traded. WM stock price reached its highest trading level at $229.87 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $226.06.
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 350.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.79 and its Current Ratio is at 0.83. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.65.
On May 23, 2025, JP Morgan Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $277.
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 May 30 ’25 when Carrasco Rafael sold 1,941 shares for $240.00 per share. The transaction valued at 465,840 led to the insider holds 16,920 shares of the business.
Carrasco Rafael bought 1,941 shares of WM for $465,840 on May 30 ’25. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Rankin Devina A, who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 57,888 shares for $237.36 each. As a result, the insider received 13,740,429 and left with 83,934 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 91982340096 and an Enterprise Value of 114855936000. As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.25. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.011 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.061.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WM is 0.66, which has changed by 0.06271684 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12463009 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 $196.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.66%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.44%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, WM traded about 1.76M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, WM traded about 1551640 shares per day. A total of 402.37M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 401.41M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.91% stake in the company. Shares short for WM as of 1749772800 were 3609391 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1747267200 on 3178533. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3609391 and a Short% of Float of 0.8999999999999999.
Dividends & Splits
WM’s forward annual dividend rate is 3.15, up from 3.075 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.01345262The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.57.
