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Waste Management (WM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$217.58 -0.11 (-0.05%)
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Waste Management - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
9
Buy
16

Based on 25 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 25 analysts, 9 have given a hold rating, 14 have given a buy rating, and 2 have given a strong buy rating for WM.

Consensus Price Target

$255.17
17.28% Upside
According to the 25 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Waste Management, the average price target is $255.17. The highest price target for WM is $277.00, while the lowest price target for WM is $229.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 17.28% from the current price of $217.58.
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.
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WM Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
10/7/24 to 10/7/25
1 Month Ago
9/7/24 to 9/7/25
3 Months Ago
7/9/24 to 7/9/25
1 Year Ago
10/8/23 to 10/7/24
Strong Buy
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
14 Buy rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
Hold
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$255.17$254.35$251.29$218.89
Forecasted Upside17.28% Upside15.57% Upside11.10% Upside6.56% Upside
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate Buy

WM Analyst Recommendations By Month

The 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.
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WM Price Targets by Month

The 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.
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Waste Management Stock vs. The Competition

TypeWaste ManagementBusiness Services CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
2.72
2.08
2.51
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside17.22% Upside95.74% Upside170.00% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
9/30/2025Stifel Nicolaus
4 of 5 stars
Initiated CoverageBuy$252.00+14.95%
9/27/2025Weiss Ratings
0 of 5 stars
 Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
9/19/2025Barclays
3 of 5 stars
William Grippin
William Grippin
Not Rated
Initiated CoverageOverweight$272.00+26.00%
9/16/2025Citigroup
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Lower TargetBuy$275.00 ➝ $268.00+24.86%
9/11/2025Erste Group Bank
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 DowngradeBuyHold
7/31/2025Scotiabank
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Boost TargetSector Outperform$265.00 ➝ $275.00+19.21%
7/30/2025BMO Capital Markets
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Boost TargetMarket Perform$245.00 ➝ $248.00+5.69%
7/30/2025UBS Group
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Boost TargetNeutral$260.00 ➝ $265.00+12.94%
7/30/2025Oppenheimer
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Boost TargetOutperform$260.00 ➝ $265.00+12.21%
7/29/2025William Blair
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 Reiterated RatingOutperform
7/22/2025Raymond James Financial
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Boost TargetOutperform$255.00 ➝ $256.00+13.45%
6/26/2025Royal Bank Of Canada
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Reiterated RatingSector Perform$229.00+0.03%
6/26/2025CIBC
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Boost TargetNeutral$244.00 ➝ $250.00+9.42%
6/9/2025Melius Research
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UpgradeStrong-Buy$263.00+12.23%
6/9/2025Melius
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 Initiated CoverageBuy
5/26/2025National Bank Financial
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UpgradeHold
5/23/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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UpgradeNeutralOverweight$225.00 ➝ $277.00+18.73%
5/6/2025Seaport Res Ptn
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4/30/2025Robert W. Baird
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Boost TargetNeutral$235.00 ➝ $245.00+6.72%
4/25/2025Hsbc Global Res
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UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
4/25/2025HSBC
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UpgradeHoldBuy$210.00 ➝ $265.00+16.54%
1/31/2025Morgan Stanley
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Boost TargetEqual Weight$227.00 ➝ $235.00+6.50%
1/23/2025Jefferies Financial Group
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Lower TargetBuy$255.00 ➝ $238.00+13.24%
10/31/2024Argus
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 Boost TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $240.00+10.83%
10/30/2024Truist Financial
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 Boost TargetBuy$235.00 ➝ $250.00+14.94%
7/26/2024The Goldman Sachs Group
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5/22/2024Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft
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 Initiated CoverageBuy$241.00+15.68%
4/29/2024TD Cowen
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 Boost TargetBuy$220.00 ➝ $235.00+10.83%
11/27/2023Wells Fargo & Company
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 Initiated CoverageEqual Weight$175.00+1.74%
10/17/2023Wolfe Research
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 Initiated CoveragePeer Perform

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WM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 25 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Waste Management is $255.17, with a high forecast of $277.00 and a low forecast of $229.00.

25 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Management in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings, 14 buy ratings and 2 strong buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" WM shares.

According to analysts, Waste Management's stock has a predicted upside of 17.28% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Waste Management's stock had 1 downgrade by analysts.

Waste Management has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup, Erste Group Bank, Oppenheimer, Raymond James Financial, Scotiabank, Stifel Nicolaus, UBS Group, Weiss Ratings, and William Blair in the past 90 days.

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 Hold. Learn more on how WM compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:WM) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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