Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Get Free Report) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Monday . The company traded as high as C$274.32 and last traded at C$274.07, with a volume of 191455 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at C$267.05.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on WCN shares. ATB Capital upped their target price on shares of Waste Connections from C$255.00 to C$260.00 in a report on Friday, October 25th. Eight Capital set a C$270.00 price objective on Waste Connections and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of C$237.33.
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Waste Connections Stock Up 0.3 %
The firm has a fifty day moving average price of C$257.33 and a 200 day moving average price of C$252.19. The firm has a market capitalization of C$69.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.02, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.60, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.70.
Insider Activity at Waste Connections
In related news, Senior Officer Robert Andres Nielsen sold 1,000 shares of Waste Connections stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$260.63, for a total transaction of C$260,625.00. Company insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.
Waste Connections Company Profile
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Waste Connections is the third- largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 91 active landfills (12 are E&P waste landfills), 132 transfer stations, and 68 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets.
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