Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Waste Connections ( wasteconnections.com ) is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in mostly exclusive and secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. Waste Connections also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$255.24 to C$262.22
• 50-Day Range: C$214.44 to C$261.69
• 52-Week Range: C$203.46 to C$263.12
• Volume: 500,361 shs
• Average Volume: 376,345 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$64.27 billion
• P/E Ratio: 57.59
• Dividend Yield: 0.55%
• Price Target: C$200.00
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Waste Connections Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Waste Connections scored higher than 14% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Waste Connections has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.83, and is based on 5 strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Downside Risk

Waste Connections has a consensus price target of C$200.00, representing about 22.1% downside from its current price of C$256.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Waste Connections has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Waste Connections is 57.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.95.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Waste Connections is 57.59, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 33.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Waste Connections has a PEG Ratio of 2.22. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Waste Connections has a P/B Ratio of 8.24. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for WCN.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Waste Connections has a dividend yield of 0.85%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Waste Connections does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Waste Connections is 31.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Waste Connections this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for WCN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Waste Connections to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Waste Connections insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.21% of the stock of Waste Connections is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.99% of the stock of Waste Connections is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/23/2024
• Today: 11/01/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:WCN
• Previous Symbol: TSE:BIN
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.wasteconnections.com
• Phone: +1-905-5327510
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 24,214
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Waste Connections: C$200.00
• High Price Target: C$200.00
• Low Price Target: C$200.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -22.1%
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$4.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 57.59
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.73
• P/E Growth: 2.22
• Net Income: C$662.45 million
• Net Margins: 13.05%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 14.09%
• Return on Assets: 5.00%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 123.96
• Current Ratio: 0.67
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$9.94 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.46
• Cash Flow: C$1.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 230.05
• Book Value: C$31.17 per share
• Price / Book: 8.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 250,248,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$64.27 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.47