Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Get Free Report)'s share price crossed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$270.65 and traded as low as C$270.58. Waste Connections shares last traded at C$273.66, with a volume of 196,052 shares.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Separately, William Blair raised shares of Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd.
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Waste Connections Stock Up 0.3 %
The company's 50-day moving average price is C$270.75 and its 200 day moving average price is C$260.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of C$49.69 billion, a PE ratio of 52.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72.
Insider Transactions at Waste Connections
In other Waste Connections news, Senior Officer James M. Little sold 4,200 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$274.59, for a total transaction of C$1,153,266.71. Also, Senior Officer Philip Rivard sold 5,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$270.76, for a total value of C$1,353,780.29. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 62 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately C$16,786.88. This trade represents a 98.78 % decrease in their position. Insiders have sold 22,766 shares of company stock worth $6,185,495 in the last 90 days. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
About Waste Connections
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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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