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Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$182.62
-2.27 (-1.23%)
(As of 09/6/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$182.15
$185.64
50-Day Range
$173.90
$186.59
52-Week Range
$126.12
$187.54
Volume
1.19 million shs
Average Volume
884,394 shs
Market Capitalization
$47.12 billion
P/E Ratio
59.29
Dividend Yield
0.62%
Price Target
$187.28

Waste Connections MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Moderate Buy
2.78 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
2.6% Upside
$187.28 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
0.66% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-0.10
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.70mentions of Waste Connections in the last 14 days
Based on 8 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
$4.01 M Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
12.81%
From $4.84 to $5.46 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.35 out of 5 stars

Business Services Sector

40th out of 303 stocks

Refuse Systems Industry

3rd out of 6 stocks

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About Waste Connections Stock (NYSE:WCN)

Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

WCN Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend
8/07/2024
Dividend Payable
8/22/2024
Today
9/07/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Refuse systems
Sub-Industry
Business Services
Employees
22,539
Year Founded
1997

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$187.28
High Stock Price Target
$217.00
Low Stock Price Target
$152.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.6%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
18 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$762.80 million
Pretax Margin
13.04%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$8.42 billion
Cash Flow
$7.95 per share
Book Value
$30.94 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
257,222,000
Market Cap
$47.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.72

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WCN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WCN shares performed this year?

Waste Connections' stock was trading at $149.27 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, WCN stock has increased by 22.3% and is now trading at $182.62.
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How were Waste Connections' earnings last quarter?

Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The business services provider reported $1.24 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.07. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.2% on a year-over-year basis.

When did Waste Connections' stock split?

Waste Connections's stock split on the morning of Monday, June 19th 2017. The 3-2 split was announced on Wednesday, April 26th 2017. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, June 16th 2017. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 150 shares after the split.

What is Worthing Jackman's approval rating as Waste Connections' CEO?

92 employees have rated Waste Connections Chief Executive Officer Worthing Jackman on Glassdoor.com. Worthing Jackman has an approval rating of 95% among the company's employees. This puts Worthing Jackman in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Who are Waste Connections' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Waste Connections include Bank of Montreal Can (3.14%), 1832 Asset Management L.P. (1.42%), TD Asset Management Inc (1.42%) and Mackenzie Financial Corp (1.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Mary Anne Whitney, James Little, David Eddie, Robert Michael Cloninger, Patrick James Shea, Susan Netherton, Michael W Harlan, Eric Hansen, Robert Nielsen III, William J Razzouk, Philip Rivard, Andrea E Bertone and Jason Craft.
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How do I buy shares of Waste Connections?

Shares of WCN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Waste Connections own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waste Connections investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Waste Management (WM), Ingersoll Rand (IR), Xtrackers California Municipal Bond ETF (CA), Alibaba Group (BABA), BlackRock (BLK) and Visa (V).

This page (NYSE:WCN) was last updated on 9/7/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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