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In the latest session, Casella Waste Systems, Inc (NASDAQ: CWST) closed at $107.28 down -0.61% from its previous closing price of $107.94. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. CWST stock price reached its highest trading level at $108.7655 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $106.507.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Casella Waste Systems, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 71.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.87 and its Current Ratio is at 1.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.79 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.77.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Jefferies on January 23, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Hold and sets its target price to $113 from $115 previously.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 03 ’25 when Ligon Paul sold 1,000 shares for $116.98 per share. The transaction valued at 116,980 led to the insider holds 19,347 shares of the business.
CASELLA JOHN W sold 18,093 shares of CWST for $2,168,808 on May 08 ’25. The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 11,416 shares after completing the transaction at $119.87 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, CASELLA JOHN W, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 18,093 shares for $120.37 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CWST now has a Market Capitalization of 6808353280 and an Enterprise Value of 8277788672. As of this moment, Casella’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 489.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 78.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 41.49. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.17 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.40. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.068 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.418.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CWST is 0.83, which has changed by 0.0020422935 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CWST has reached a high of $121.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $91.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.66%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CWST has traded an average of 429.38K shares per day and 367730 over the past ten days. A total of 62.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 62.06M. Insiders hold about 2.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 103.79% stake in the company. Shares short for CWST as of 1749772800 were 2314568 with a Short Ratio of 5.17, compared to 1747267200 on 2378857. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2314568 and a Short% of Float of 3.73.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
