Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Get Free Report) Senior Officer Robert Andres Nielsen sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$260.63, for a total transaction of C$260,625.00.
Robert Andres Nielsen also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, September 9th, Robert Andres Nielsen sold 571 shares of Waste Connections stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$252.28, for a total transaction of C$144,051.88.
Waste Connections Stock Performance
Waste Connections stock traded down C$4.21 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting C$258.44. The company had a trading volume of 307,752 shares, compared to its average volume of 236,054. The firm has a market cap of C$66.67 billion, a PE ratio of 57.30, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.60, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.74. Waste Connections, Inc. has a one year low of C$178.43 and a one year high of C$263.78. The firm has a 50-day moving average of C$248.28 and a 200 day moving average of C$241.20.
Waste Connections Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 21st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a $0.426 dividend. This is a boost from Waste Connections's previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. This represents a $1.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. Waste Connections's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.37%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently issued reports on WCN. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Waste Connections to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 4th. ATB Capital raised their target price on shares of Waste Connections from C$255.00 to C$260.00 in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Finally, Eight Capital set a C$270.00 target price on shares of Waste Connections and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$205.10.
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Waste Connections Company Profile
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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.
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