Q1 Earnings Forecast for TSE:WCN Issued By Atb Cap Markets

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research note issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.71 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $1.65. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections' current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share.

Several other research firms have also commented on WCN. Melius Research raised Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, June 9th. National Bank Financial raised Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 26th. Seaport Res Ptn raised Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 6th. Finally, William Blair raised Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 3rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of C$265.00.

Waste Connections Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of TSE:WCN traded up C$0.37 during trading on Friday, reaching C$244.68. 85,216 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 294,432. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77. Waste Connections has a 12-month low of C$237.56 and a 12-month high of C$284.73. The firm has a market cap of C$44.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The firm's 50-day moving average price is C$263.02 and its 200 day moving average price is C$264.09.

Insider Activity

In other Waste Connections news, Senior Officer Robert Andres Nielsen sold 473 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of C$269.79, for a total value of C$127,610.67. 0.21% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Waste Connections Company Profile

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.