NYSE:WM - Waste Management Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Waste Management declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a dividend of $0.512 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $2.05 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.70%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. View Waste Management's Dividend History.

Waste Management declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase plan on Thursday, December 13th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire up to 3.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.14 by $0.05. The business services provider had revenue of $3.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4 billion. Waste Management had a return on equity of 28.63% and a net margin of 11.35%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.15 earnings per share. View Waste Management's Earnings History.

Waste Management is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 13th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Waste Management.

Waste Management will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, February 13th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

14 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Waste Management's shares. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $130.00. On average, they expect Waste Management's stock price to reach $121.42 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 0.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Waste Management.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Management in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Waste Management.

News headlines about WM stock have been trending neutral on Wednesday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Waste Management earned a coverage optimism score of 0.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the business services provider a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is very unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Waste Management.

Waste Management saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 5,210,000 shares, an increase of 16.6% from the November 28th total of 4,470,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,870,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.8 days. Approximately 1.2% of the company's shares are sold short. View Waste Management's Current Options Chain.

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

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Waste Management's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Johanson Financial Advisors Inc. (0.23%), PGGM Investments (0.15%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.09%), Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A. (0.09%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.07%) and Calamos Advisors LLC (0.07%). Company insiders that own Waste Management stock include Barry H Caldwell, Charles C Boettcher, Devina A Rankin, Frank M Clark, James C Fish Jr, Jeff M Harris, John J Morris, Michael J Watson, Nikolaj H Sjoqvist, Patrick W Gross, Steve Batchelor and Tara J Hmmer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Waste Management.

WM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, TIAA FSB, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank , Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Manning & Napier Group LLC, Howard Capital Management, Hexavest Inc. and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Waste Management company stock in the last year include Charles C Boettcher, Devina A Rankin, Frank M Clark, James C Fish Jr, John J Morris, Michael J Watson, Patrick W Gross, Steve Batchelor and Tara J Hmmer. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waste Management.

WM stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Park National Corp OH, Calamos Advisors LLC, Meridian Wealth Management LLC, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC, DNB Asset Management AS and Peterson Wealth Management. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $120.32.

Waste Management has a market capitalization of $51.04 billion and generates $14.91 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $1.93 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.20 on an earnings per share basis. Waste Management employs 43,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Waste Management.

The official website for Waste Management is http://www.wm.com/.

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]