Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 23rd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mazzoni now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $1.50 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.76. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a "Strong-Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections' current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Waste Connections' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.73 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.01 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.91 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.22 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.80 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. William Blair raised shares of Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. Melius Research raised shares of Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. National Bank Financial raised shares of Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, May 26th. Finally, Atb Cap Markets raised shares of Waste Connections from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Waste Connections has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of C$265.00.
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Waste Connections Price Performance
Shares of TSE:WCN traded down C$0.73 on Thursday, reaching C$256.30. The company's stock had a trading volume of 709,639 shares, compared to its average volume of 307,427. Waste Connections has a 52-week low of C$237.56 and a 52-week high of C$284.73. The company has a market cap of C$46.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 49.54, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of C$257.64 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$264.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77.
Insider Activity at Waste Connections
In related news, Senior Officer Robert Andres Nielsen sold 473 shares of Waste Connections stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of C$269.79, for a total transaction of C$127,610.67. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.
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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.
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