NYSE:WM - Waste Management Stock Price, Price Target & More

Waste Management trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WM."

Waste Management declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.465 per share on Friday, June 22nd. This represents a $1.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.20%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 7th. View Waste Management's Dividend History.

Waste Management declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Friday, December 15th 2017, which permits the company to repurchase $1,250,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April, 20th. The business services provider reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.09. The business services provider had revenue of $3.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.57 billion. Waste Management had a return on equity of 26.73% and a net margin of 14.06%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.66 EPS. View Waste Management's Earnings History.

Waste Management is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July, 25th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Waste Management.

Waste Management issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Friday, April, 20th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.97-4.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $4.00.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Waste Management's stock. Their forecasts range from $83.00 to $100.00. On average, they anticipate Waste Management's stock price to reach $90.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.6% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Waste Management.

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Management in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to Waste Management include Republic Services (RSG), Waste Connections (WCN), Advanced Disposal Services (ADSW), US Ecology (ECOL), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), China Industrial Waste Management (CIWT), Alanco Technologies (ALAN) and Veolia Environnement (VEOEY).

Headlines about WM stock have been trending positive this week, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Waste Management earned a coverage optimism score of 0.29 on Accern's scale. They also assigned headlines about the business services provider an impact score of 46.66 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Waste Management's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.09%), CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp (0.05%), Investment House LLC (0.03%), Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%) and First National Bank of Omaha (0.02%). Company insiders that own Waste Management stock include Barry H Caldwell, Devina A Rankin, Don P Carpenter, Frank M Clark, James C Fish Jr, James E Trevathan Jr, Jeff M Harris, John C Pope, John J Morris, Mark E Schwartz, Nikolaj H Sjoqvist, Patrick W Gross, Puneet Bhasin and Thomas H Weidemeyer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Waste Management.

WM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Manning & Napier Group LLC, Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Catawba Capital Management VA and Cerebellum GP LLC. Company insiders that have sold Waste Management company stock in the last year include Barry H Caldwell, Devina A Rankin, James C Fish Jr, Jeff M Harris, John C Pope, John J Morris, Nikolaj H Sjoqvist and Patrick W Gross. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waste Management.

WM stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp, DnB Asset Management AS, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL, First American Trust FSB, Pensionfund DSM Netherlands, Pensionfund Sabic and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waste Management.

Shares of WM 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.37.

Waste Management has a market capitalization of $36.39 billion and generates $14.49 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $1.95 billion in net income (profit) each year or $3.22 on an earnings per share basis. Waste Management employs 42,300 workers across the globe.

Waste Management's mailing address is 1001 FANNIN STREET, HOUSTON TX, 77002. The business services provider can be reached via phone at 713-512-6200 or via email at [email protected]