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Waste Management (WM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$226.42 +3.04 (+1.36%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:58 PM Eastern
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$227.90 +1.48 (+0.65%)
As of 07/3/2025 04:55 PM Eastern
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About Waste Management Stock (NYSE:WM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$223.07
$227.31
50-Day Range
$222.07
$242.00
52-Week Range
$196.59
$242.58
Volume
1.53 million shs
Average Volume
1.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$91.12 billion
P/E Ratio
34.15
Dividend Yield
1.46%
Price Target
$251.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Waste Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

WM MarketRank™: 

Waste Management scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 11th out of 300 stocks in the business services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Waste Management has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Waste Management has been the subject of 16 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Waste Management's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Waste Management are expected to grow by 13.77% in the coming year, from $7.70 to $8.76 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Waste Management is 34.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Waste Management is 34.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Business Services sector average P/E ratio of about 28.89.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Waste Management has a PEG Ratio of 3.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Waste Management has a P/B Ratio of 11.01. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Waste Management's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.90% of the float of Waste Management has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Waste Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Waste Management has recently increased by 7.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Waste Management pays a meaningful dividend of 1.45%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Waste Management has been increasing its dividend for 22 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Waste Management is 49.77%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Waste Management will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.67% next year. This indicates that Waste Management will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Waste Management's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.90% of the float of Waste Management has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Waste Management has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Waste Management has recently increased by 7.76%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Waste Management has a news sentiment score of 0.51. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Business Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 57 news articles for Waste Management this week, compared to 29 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 22 people have searched for WM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Waste Management to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Waste Management insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,899,906.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.18% of the stock of Waste Management is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.40% of the stock of Waste Management is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Waste Management's insider trading history.
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WM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Waste Management's stock was trading at $201.79 at the beginning of the year. Since then, WM stock has increased by 12.2% and is now trading at $226.4250.

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 28th. The business services provider reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.08. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Waste Management: Advanced Disposal Services, Anderson Rubbish Disposal, Illini Disposal, Deffenbaugh Industries Inc., Liquid Logistics, Summit Energy Services Inc, Greenstar Recycling LLC, and others.

Top institutional investors of Waste Management include Park National Corp OH (0.05%), Central Pacific Bank Trust Division, Trust Co of the South and First National Bank Sioux Falls. Insiders that own company stock include James C Fish Jr, John J Morris, John C Pope, Tara J Hemmer, Charles C Boettcher, Michael J Watson, Rafael Carrasco, Johnson Varkey, John A Carroll, Christopher P Desantis, Donald J Smith, Leslie K Nagy, Maryrose Sylvester, Kelly C Rooney and Bruce E Chinn.
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Shares of WM 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waste Management investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), Chevron (CVX), American Water Works (AWK), Verizon Communications (VZ), Waste Connections (WCN) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/28/2025
Record date for 6/20 Dividend
6/06/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/20 Dividend
6/06/2025
Dividend Payable
6/20/2025
Today
7/05/2025
Next Earnings (Confirmed)
7/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Waste Removal Svcs
Sub-Industry
Environmental & Facilities Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:WM
Employees
61,700
Year Founded
1968

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$251.00
High Stock Price Target
$277.00
Low Stock Price Target
$229.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.78
Research Coverage
23 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
34.15
Forward P/E Ratio
29.41
P/E Growth
3
Net Income
$2.75 billion
Pretax Margin
14.73%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$22.06 billion
Cash Flow
$13.20 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.15
Book Value
$20.57 per share
Price / Book
11.01

Miscellaneous

Free Float
401,684,000
Market Cap
$91.12 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.64

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This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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