Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for RSG Q2 Earnings

Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG - Free Report) - Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Republic Services in a note issued to investors on Monday, May 26th. National Bank Financial analyst M. Doumet forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.75 for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Republic Services' current full-year earnings is $6.86 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for Republic Services' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.72 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.89 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.68 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also commented on RSG. William Blair reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Republic Services in a research report on Friday, April 25th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on Republic Services from $260.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, April 25th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on Republic Services from $240.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 18th. Scotiabank raised their price target on Republic Services from $233.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $266.00 price target on shares of Republic Services in a report on Friday, April 25th. Eight equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $250.44.

Republic Services Stock Performance

Shares of RSG traded up $3.17 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $257.61. The stock had a trading volume of 2,680,727 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,133,342. The company has a market cap of $80.50 billion, a PE ratio of 39.69, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.66. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $244.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $227.35. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. Republic Services has a fifty-two week low of $183.81 and a fifty-two week high of $257.93.

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.58 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.53 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $4.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.08 billion. Republic Services had a return on equity of 18.28% and a net margin of 12.74%. Republic Services's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.45 EPS.

Republic Services Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 2nd will be given a $0.58 dividend. This represents a $2.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.90%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, July 2nd. Republic Services's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 34.99%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Republic Services

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of RSG. Barclays PLC raised its position in Republic Services by 11.0% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 675,163 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $135,598,000 after acquiring an additional 66,842 shares in the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in Republic Services by 75.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 19,822 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $3,988,000 after acquiring an additional 8,547 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC raised its position in Republic Services by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 3,730 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $750,000 after acquiring an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Republic Services by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 5,575 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $1,120,000 after acquiring an additional 896 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA bought a new stake in Republic Services in the fourth quarter worth about $30,676,000. 57.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Republic Services Company Profile

Republic Services, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions.