Atb Cap Markets Issues Positive Outlook for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of GFL Environmental in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will earn $0.26 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.25. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental's current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.26 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also issued reports on GFL. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. Seaport Res Ptn raised shares of GFL Environmental to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, May 6th. National Bankshares reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Finally, National Bank Financial raised shares of GFL Environmental to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, May 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $54.50.

GFL Environmental Price Performance

NYSE GFL opened at $48.23 on Friday. GFL Environmental has a 52 week low of $37.00 and a 52 week high of $52.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.88 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $49.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.03.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.04 by ($0.10). GFL Environmental had a net margin of 36.01% and a return on equity of 3.93%. The business had revenue of $1.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.52 billion. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 13.4% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On GFL Environmental

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. FMR LLC grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 10.0% in the fourth quarter. FMR LLC now owns 27,664,678 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,233,223,000 after purchasing an additional 2,506,021 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 26,973,784 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,201,406,000 after purchasing an additional 2,751,618 shares in the last quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Fred Alger Management LLC now owns 10,411,148 shares of the company's stock valued at $463,713,000 after purchasing an additional 190,018 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 1.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,843,436 shares of the company's stock valued at $427,166,000 after purchasing an additional 146,256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 4.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,883,481 shares of the company's stock valued at $380,850,000 after purchasing an additional 334,218 shares in the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GFL Environmental Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, July 14th will be issued a dividend of $0.0154 per share. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.13%. GFL Environmental's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1.23%.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.

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