Casella Waste Systems Stock Price, Forecast & Analysis (NASDAQ:CWST)

Casella Waste Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "CWST."

Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST) posted its earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.32 by $0.05. The industrial products company had revenue of $198.55 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $192.60 million. Casella Waste Systems had a net margin of 1.23% and a return on equity of 50.45%. The company's revenue was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.30 EPS. View Casella Waste Systems' Earnings History.

Casella Waste Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Casella Waste Systems.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Casella Waste Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $39.00 to $52.00. On average, they expect Casella Waste Systems' stock price to reach $43.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Casella Waste Systems.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Casella Waste Systems in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 1 buy rating and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Casella Waste Systems.

Media headlines about CWST stock have been trending extremely negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Casella Waste Systems earned a news impact score of -4.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the industrial products company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Casella Waste Systems.

Casella Waste Systems saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 973,000 shares, a drop of 12.3% from the September 15th total of 1,110,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 330,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days. Approximately 2.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View Casella Waste Systems' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Casella Waste Systems include Waste Management (WM), Republic Services (RSG), Rollins (ROL), Stericycle (SRCL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Clean Harbors (CLH), ABM Industries (ABM), Covanta (CVA), US Ecology (ECOL), SP Plus (SP), Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI), Team (TISI), CECO Environmental (CECE), Acorn Energy (ACFN) and Metalico (MEA).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Casella Waste Systems investors own include Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Ampio Pharmaceuticals (AMPE), CBL & Associates Properties (CBL), Ford Motor (F), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), SandRidge Permian Trust (PER), SunCoke Energy Partners (SXCP), Cornerstone Total Return Fund (CRF), Medley Capital (MCC) and Navios Maritime Midstream Partners (NAP).

Casella Waste Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (3.04%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.17%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (1.16%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (0.98%), Teton Advisors Inc. (0.86%) and Tygh Capital Management Inc. (0.43%). Company insiders that own Casella Waste Systems stock include Christopher Heald, David L Schmitt, Douglas R Casella, Edmond Coletta, Edwin D Johnson, Emily K Nagle, Gregory B Peters, James F Callahan Jr, John W Casella, Joseph Doody, Michael K Burke and William P Hulligan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Casella Waste Systems.

CWST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tygh Capital Management Inc., Teton Advisors Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Skylands Capital LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Fenimore Asset Management Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc. and First Mercantile Trust Co.. Company insiders that have sold Casella Waste Systems company stock in the last year include Christopher Heald, David L Schmitt, Douglas R Casella, Edmond Coletta, Edwin D Johnson, Gregory B Peters, James F Callahan Jr, John W Casella, Joseph Doody, Michael K Burke and William P Hulligan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Casella Waste Systems.

CWST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC, Lisanti Capital Growth LLC, Comerica Bank, Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System, SG Americas Securities LLC, Boston Advisors LLC and Synovus Financial Corp. View Insider Buying and Selling for Casella Waste Systems.

Shares of CWST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of CWST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.01.

Casella Waste Systems has a market capitalization of $2.01 billion and generates $660.66 million in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $6.42 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.61 on an earnings per share basis. Casella Waste Systems employs 2,300 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Casella Waste Systems.

The official website for Casella Waste Systems is http://www.casella.com/.

Casella Waste Systems' mailing address is 25 GREENS HILL ROAD, RUTLAND VT, 05701. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at 802-775-0325 or via email at [email protected]