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The closing price of Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE: RSG) was $202.88 for the day, up 0.21% from the previous closing price of $202.45. In other words, the price has increased by $0.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.58 million shares were traded. RSG stock price reached its highest trading level at $203.28 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $201.67.
Ratios:
Our analysis of RSG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 129.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.56 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.20 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.06.
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, Truist on July 11, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $220 from $192 previously.
On May 23, 2024, Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $203.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 04 ’24 when Weymouth Katharine bought 540 shares for $185.26 per share. The transaction valued at 100,040 led to the insider holds 540 shares of the business.
Volpe Sandra M bought 79 shares of RSG for $14,803 on May 15 ’24. The Director now owns 179 shares after completing the transaction at $187.38 per share. On May 06 ’24, another insider, Hodges Amanda, who serves as the EVP, Chief Marketing Officer of the company, sold 6,500 shares for $186.02 each. As a result, the insider received 1,209,130 and left with 6,831 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 63718117376 and an Enterprise Value of 76295225344. As of this moment, Republic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 33.99, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.42. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.901 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.418.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, RSG has reached a high of $206.54, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $140.23. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.88%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.53%.
Shares Statistics:
RSG traded an average of 1.20M shares per day over the past three months and 1347290 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 314.60M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 203.83M. Insiders hold about 35.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 62.29% stake in the company. Shares short for RSG as of 1722384000 were 2515617 with a Short Ratio of 2.10, compared to 1719532800 on 2423292. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2515617 and a Short% of Float of 1.23000005.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.14, RSG has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.14. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010570512The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.49.
