Waste Management, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides waste management environmental services to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in North America. It provides collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns, develops, and operates landfill gas-to-energy facilities in the United States, as well as owns and operates transfer stations.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Refuse systems
Sub-IndustryEnvironmental & Facilities Services
SectorBusiness Services
Phone713-512-6200
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$15.46 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees43,700
Next Earnings Date4/23/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Waste Management's stock symbol?
Waste Management trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "WM."
How often does Waste Management pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Waste Management?
Waste Management declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 18th. Investors of record on Friday, March 6th will be given a dividend of $0.545 per share on Friday, March 20th. This represents a $2.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.75%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 5th. This is a positive change from Waste Management's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. View Waste Management's Dividend History.
How will Waste Management's stock buyback program work?
Waste Management announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, December 13th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Waste Management's earnings last quarter?
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 13th. The business services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. The business services provider earned $3.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.97 billion. Waste Management had a return on equity of 28.14% and a net margin of 10.81%. The company's revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.13 EPS. View Waste Management's Earnings History.
When is Waste Management's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for WM?
15 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Waste Management's stock. Their forecasts range from $106.00 to $138.00. On average, they anticipate Waste Management's stock price to reach $124.15 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for Waste Management.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Waste Management?
15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Management in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Waste Management.
Has Waste Management been receiving favorable news coverage?
News headlines about WM stock have trended somewhat positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Waste Management earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the business services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Waste Management.
Are investors shorting Waste Management?
Waste Management saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 5,380,000 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the January 15th total of 4,970,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,720,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.1 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View Waste Management's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Waste Management's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Waste Management include Republic Services (RSG), Rollins (ROL), Stericycle (SRCL), Tetra Tech (TTEK), Clean Harbors (CLH), Casella Waste Systems (CWST), 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).
What other stocks do shareholders of Waste Management own?
Who are Waste Management's key executives?
Waste Management's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James C. Fish Jr., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Ms. Devina A. Rankin, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 43)
- Mr. John J. Morris Jr., Exec. VP & COO (Age 49)
- Ms. Leslie K. Nagy, VP & Chief Accounting Officer (Age 45)
- Mr. Edward A. Egl, Director of Investor Relations
Who are Waste Management's major shareholders?
Waste Management's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.79%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%), Parnassus Investments CA (1.30%), Capital Research Global Investors (0.95%), Pictet Asset Management Ltd. (0.87%) and AQR Capital Management LLC (0.84%). 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.
Which institutional investors are selling Waste Management stock?
WM stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Senator Investment Group LP, LSV Asset Management, Acadian Asset Management LLC, PGGM Investments, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc. and AQR Capital Management 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.
Which institutional investors are buying Waste Management stock?
WM stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital World Investors, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Pictet Asset Management Ltd., FIL Ltd and Geode Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Waste Management.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Waste Management's stock price today?
One share of WM stock can currently be purchased for approximately $124.56.
How big of a company is Waste Management?
Waste Management has a market capitalization of $52.90 billion and generates $15.46 billion in revenue each year. The business services provider earns $1.67 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.40 on an earnings per share basis. Waste Management employs 43,700 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Waste Management.
What is Waste Management's official website?
How can I contact Waste Management?
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]
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