Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN - Get Free Report)'s stock price passed below its fifty day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$270.65 and traded as low as C$270.58. Waste Connections shares last traded at C$273.66, with a volume of 196,052 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, William Blair raised shares of Waste Connections to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd.
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Waste Connections Stock Performance
The stock has a market capitalization of C$49.50 billion, a PE ratio of 52.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$270.75 and a 200-day moving average of C$260.57.
Insider Buying and Selling at Waste Connections
In related news, Senior Officer Darrell W. Chambliss sold 13,566 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$271.15, for a total value of C$3,678,448.03. Also, Senior Officer Philip Rivard sold 5,000 shares of Waste Connections stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$270.76, for a total transaction of C$1,353,780.29. Following the sale, the insider now owns 62 shares in the company, valued at C$16,786.88. This represents a 98.78 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. Insiders have sold 22,766 shares of company stock valued at $6,185,495 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.21% of the company's stock.
About Waste Connections
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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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