Casella Waste Systems (CWST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. is a regional solid waste services company headquartered in Rutland, Vermont. Founded in 1975, the company provides waste collection, transfer, disposal, recycling and resource-recovery services to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers.

Casella’s services include curbside and commercial waste collection, construction and demolition debris management, transfer station operations, recycling of paper, cardboard, plastics and other materials, and organics recycling. The company also operates landfills and develops landfill-gas and other renewable-energy projects that support the recovery of value from waste.

The company primarily serves communities and businesses across the northeastern United States, including Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Pennsylvania. Casella was founded by John W. Casella, who has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $82.18 to $83.74
• 50-Day Range: $82.24 to $95.96
• 52-Week Range: $74.05 to $107.96
• Volume: 429,202 shs
• Average Volume: 478,740 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 913.88
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $112.86
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Casella Waste Systems Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Casella Waste Systems scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 471st out of 671 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Casella Waste Systems has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.70, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Casella Waste Systems has a consensus price target of $112.86, representing about 37.2% upside from its current price of $82.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Casella Waste Systems has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Casella Waste Systems are expected to grow by 5.65% in the coming year, from $1.24 to $1.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Casella Waste Systems is 913.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Casella Waste Systems is 913.88, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.32.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Casella Waste Systems has a P/B Ratio of 3.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.28% of the float of Casella Waste Systems has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Casella Waste Systems has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 11.41, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Casella Waste Systems has recently increased by 4.77%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Casella Waste Systems does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.12

News Sentiment

Casella Waste Systems has a news sentiment score of 0.12. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Casella Waste Systems this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Casella Waste Systems insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,709,494.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.78% of the stock of Casella Waste Systems is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

99.51% of the stock of Casella Waste Systems is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/27/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CWST
• CIK: 911177
• Web: www.casella.com
• Phone: (802) 775-0325
• Fax: 802-775-6198
• Employees: 5,600
• Year Founded: 1975

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Casella Waste Systems: $112.86
• High Price Target: $122.00
• Low Price Target: $104.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +37.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.70
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 913.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 66.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.87 million
• Net Margins: 0.29%
• Pretax Margin: 0.45%
• Return on Equity: 5.32%
• Return on Assets: 2.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.84
• Current Ratio: 0.99
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.68
• Cash Flow: $6.15 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.38
• Book Value: $24.70 per share
• Price / Book: 3.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,640,000
• Free Float: 61,234,000
• Market Cap: $5.23 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.74