Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN - Get Free Report) is anticipated to issue its quarterly earnings data after the market closes on Wednesday, February 12th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.20 per share and revenue of $2.24 billion for the quarter. Parties interested in participating in the company's conference call can do so using this link.
Waste Connections Stock Up 0.6 %
Shares of NYSE:WCN traded up $1.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $190.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,145,225 shares, compared to its average volume of 873,997. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.77. Waste Connections has a fifty-two week low of $153.07 and a fifty-two week high of $194.83. The stock's 50-day moving average price is $179.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $181.22. The company has a market capitalization of $49.12 billion, a PE ratio of 52.29, a PEG ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.77.
Analyst Ratings Changes
WCN has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Waste Connections from $206.00 to $214.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, December 12th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Waste Connections from $205.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Waste Connections from $198.00 to $197.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 25th. Oppenheimer upped their price objective on Waste Connections from $192.00 to $195.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, December 13th. Finally, Citigroup upped their price objective on Waste Connections from $195.00 to $196.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, thirteen have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $199.06.
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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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