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After finishing at $194.08 in the prior trading day, Waste Connections Inc (NYSE: WCN) closed at $195.53, up 0.75%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.2 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of WCN 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 454.22 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.64. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.70 and its Current Ratio is at 0.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.08.
On October 04, 2024, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $196.
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 10 ’25 when CHAMBLISS DARRELL W sold 13,566 shares for $188.30 per share. The transaction valued at 2,554,478 led to the insider holds 95,000 shares of the business.
DARRELL CHAMBLISS bought 13,566 shares of WCN for $2,554,478 on Mar 10 ’25. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, PIO DOMENIC, who serves as the SR VP Operations of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $192.64 each. As a result, the insider received 1,926,358 and left with 6,394 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Waste’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 80.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 33.05. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.30.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WCN has reached a high of $201.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $160.34. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.33%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 258.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 257.71M. Insiders hold about 0.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.82% stake in the company.
