Waste Management (WM) Stock Forecast & Price Target $219.37 -2.97 (-1.33%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$219.54 +0.17 (+0.08%) As of 07:41 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Analyst Forecasts Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Waste Management - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026) How MarketBeat Calculates Price Target and Consensus Rating Consensus Rating Moderate BuyBased on 24 Analyst RatingsSell0Hold8Buy16 Based on 24 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Waste Management in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 24 analysts, 8 have given a hold rating, 15 have given a buy rating, and 1 has given a strong buy rating for WM. Consensus Price Target $255.6716.54% Upside According to the 24 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Waste Management, the average price target is $255.67. The highest price target for WM is $275.00, while the lowest price target for WM is $230.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 16.54% from the current price of $219.37. MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data. Get the Latest News and Ratings for WM and Related Stocks Enter your email address to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Waste Management and its competitors. Sign Up View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. WM Analyst Ratings Over TimeTypeCurrent Forecast5/20/25 to 5/20/261 Month Ago4/20/25 to 4/20/263 Months Ago2/19/25 to 2/19/261 Year Ago5/20/24 to 5/20/25Strong Buy1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)1 Strong Buy rating(s)Buy15 Buy rating(s)16 Buy rating(s)16 Buy rating(s)11 Buy rating(s)Hold8 Hold rating(s)8 Hold rating(s)7 Hold rating(s)8 Hold rating(s)Sell0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)0 Sell rating(s)Consensus Price Target$255.67$255.64$253.55$243.29Forecasted Upside16.54% Upside13.93% Upside8.62% Upside4.01% UpsideConsensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy WM Analyst Recommendations By MonthAnalyst Ratings Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.Skip Chart & View Analyst Rating History WM Price Targets by MonthAverage Share Price and Price Target by Month Chart DescriptionThe chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.Skip Chart and View Analyst Price Target HistorySkip Chart & View Price History Table Waste Management Stock vs. The CompetitionTypeWaste ManagementBusiness Services CompaniesBroader MarketConsensus Rating Score 2.71 1.97 2.52Consensus RatingModerate BuyReduceModerate BuyPredicted Upside16.54% Upside350.52% Upside16.44% UpsideNews Sentiment RatingNeutral NewsSee Recent WM NewsNeutral NewsPositive News Recent Analyst Forecasts and Stock Ratings All Ratings Strong Buy Buy Hold Sell Rating Show All Upside > 100% Upside 50% - 100% Upside 20% - 50% Upside 10% - 20% Upside 0% - 10% Downside 0% - 10% Downside 10% - 20% Downside 20% - 50% Downside 50% - 100% Downside > 100% Upside/Downside All Actions Upgrades Downgrades Initiates Coverage Raises Target Lowers Target Reiterates Rating Action Custom Range 1 Month 3 Months 6 Months Year-to-Date 1 Year 3 Years 5 Years Time Frame Start Date End Date Most Recent from Each Brokerage All Show Export DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date Upside/DownsideDetails4/30/2026 TD Cowen3 of 5 starsJames SchummNot RatedBoost TargetBuy$270.00 ➝ $275.00+17.93%4/30/2026 Royal Bank Of Canada3 of 5 starsSabahat Khan3 of 5 starsBoost TargetSector Perform$235.00 ➝ $240.00+3.33%4/30/2026 Barclays3 of 5 starsWilliam GrippinNot RatedBoost TargetOverweight$266.00 ➝ $270.00+16.29%4/30/2026 Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJerry RevichSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetOverweight$273.00 ➝ $268.00+14.34%4/16/2026 Robert W. BairdSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDavid MantheySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$248.00 ➝ $260.00+15.53%4/10/2026 JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingTami ZakariaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOverweight$265.00 ➝ $270.00+18.12%3/13/2026 Wolfe ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBrad HewittSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoveragePeer Perform2/9/2026 Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating UpgradeHold (C+) ➝ Buy (B-)1/30/2026 OppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingNoah KayeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$263.00 ➝ $264.00+20.43%1/30/2026 Stifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingShlomo RosenbaumSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetBuy$236.00 ➝ $252.00+14.42% Get the Latest News and Ratings for WM and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Waste Management and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 1/21/2026 ScotiabankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingKonark GuptaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingSector Outperform ➝ Sector Perform$254.00 ➝ $250.00+12.98%1/16/2026 CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBryan BurgmeierSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$270.00 ➝ $263.00+19.18%1/9/2026 UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJon WindhamSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$225.00 ➝ $260.00+19.35%1/5/2026 Sanford C. BernsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingConnor CernigliaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$255.00 ➝ $260.00+20.07%12/17/2025 Morgan StanleySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingJeffrey GoldsteinSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetEqual Weight$232.00 ➝ $230.00+4.39%11/25/2025 DZ BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy$250.00+17.98%11/24/2025 The Goldman Sachs GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingAdam BubesSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageBuy$256.00+18.13%10/29/2025 Truist FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingTobey SommerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingSet Target$260.00+29.28%10/29/2025 Canadian Imperial Bank of CommerceSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingKevin ChiangSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetNeutral$235.00 ➝ $231.00+16.95%10/7/2025 National Bank FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Lower TargetSector Perform$250.00 ➝ $243.00+11.95%9/11/2025 Erste Group BankSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold7/30/2025 BMO Capital MarketsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDevin DodgeSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetMarket Perform$245.00 ➝ $248.00+5.69%7/29/2025 William BlairSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Reiterated RatingOutperform7/22/2025 Raymond James FinancialSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingPatrick Tyler BrownSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost TargetOutperform$255.00 ➝ $256.00+13.45%6/9/2025 Melius ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingRob WertheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy$263.00+12.23%4/25/2025 HSBCSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingWesley BrooksSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Buy$210.00 ➝ $265.00+16.54%1/23/2025 Jefferies Financial GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingStephanie MooreSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the analyst's recommendation accuracy ratingLower TargetBuy$255.00 ➝ $238.00+13.24%10/31/2024 ArgusSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Boost TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $240.00+10.83%5/22/2024 Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating Initiated CoverageBuy$241.00+15.68%Analyst ratings data on MarketBeat is provided by Benzinga and other data providers. This page was last refreshed on Wednesday at 07:43 PM ET. WM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions What is Waste Management's forecast for 2026? According to the research reports of 24 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Waste Management is $255.67, with a high forecast of $275.00 and a low forecast of $230.00. Should I buy or sell Waste Management stock right now? 24 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Management in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 15 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WM shares. Does Waste Management's stock price have much upside? According to analysts, Waste Management's stock has a predicted upside of 16.54% based on their 12-month stock forecasts. What analysts cover Waste Management? Waste Management has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Robert W. Baird, Royal Bank Of Canada, TD Cowen, Wells Fargo & Company, and Wolfe Research in the past 90 days. Do Wall Street analysts like Waste Management more than its competitors? Analysts like Waste Management more than other "business services" companies. The consensus rating for Waste Management is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "business services" companies is Reduce. Learn more on how WM compares to other companies. Stock Forecasts and Research Tools Related Companies Clean Harbors Stock Forecast Republic Services Stock Forecast Waste Connections Stock Forecast Rollins Stock Forecast Tetra Tech Stock Forecast Casella Waste Systems Stock Forecast ABM Industries Stock Forecast Team Stock Forecast Xylem Stock Forecast Veralto Stock Forecast Today's Analyst Ratings U.S. Ratings U.K. Ratings Canadian Ratings All Upgrades All Downgrades All Initiations All Price Target Changes Top-Rated Stocks Top Rated Stocks Top-Rated Dividend Stocks Top-Rated Small-Cap Stocks Top-Rated Tech Stocks Most-Upgraded Stocks Most-Downgraded Stocks Lowest-Rated Stocks More Ratings Tools Stock Ratings by Issuer Top-Rated Analysts Top-Rated Brokerages Stock Ratings Screener Free Ratings Newsletter Brokerages With Waste Management RecommendationsWells Fargo & CompanyBarclaysRoyal Bank Of CanadaTD CowenRobert W. BairdJPMorgan Chase & Co.Wolfe ResearchWeiss RatingsOppenheimerStifel NicolausScotiabankCitigroupUBS GroupSanford C. BernsteinMorgan Stanley This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 5/20/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. From Our PartnersTrump's gold order: the announcement they won't put on the front pageOn August 15, 1971, Nixon interrupted prime-time television and ended the gold standard in 15 minutes - no deb...Reagan Gold Group | SponsoredYour $29.97 book is free todayWhy Some Traders Skip Stocks Entirely You don't need a big account to trade options. In fact, options ca...Profits Run | SponsoredIran's New Leader Just Said Something That Should Terrify Every AmericanIran's Supreme Leader has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed as leverage against the U.S. - and with 40% of ...American Alternative | SponsoredHey, it's Jon Najarian. The SpaceX IPO is right around the corner. But I discovered Elon may have something BIGGER planned. Check this out before June 9th...After being invited to the SpaceX launch headquarters in Cape Canaveral from one of Elon's top lobbyists… Hall...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredWhat Netscape taught us about the next big infrastructure playSpaceX doesn't function without autonomous flight systems, AI navigation, semiconductor chips, and real-time d...True Market Insiders | SponsoredTrump Is Eyeing the Biggest Monetary Shift Since NixonOn August 15, 1971, Nixon ended the Bretton Woods agreement and untethered the dollar from gold. Since that ni...Americas Gold Company | SponsoredMissed Nvidia’s 44,000%? This is the next big opportunityIn February 2016, Louis Navellier recommended Nvidia at $2.51 split-adjusted - before a 44,000% gain. He also ...InvestorPlace | SponsoredForget SpaceX. Buy the company Musk can't replace.The SpaceX IPO is expected to price at $1.75 trillion - and retail investors won't get an allocation. Banks an...Behind the Markets | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Waste Management, Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Waste Management With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In Email Me a Login Link or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
