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Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

C$243.09
+0.35 (+0.14%)
(As of 07/26/2024 ET)
Today's Range
C$241.63
C$245.15
50-Day Range
C$220.09
C$249.78
52-Week Range
C$174.74
C$251.99
Volume
199,156 shs
Average Volume
242,225 shs
Market Capitalization
C$62.71 billion
P/E Ratio
59.15
Dividend Yield
0.64%
Price Target
C$193.10

Waste Connections MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Hold
2.40 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
19.3% Downside
C$196.10 Price Target
Short Interest
N/A
Dividend Strength
Weak
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
N/A
News Sentiment
-0.19mentions of Waste Connections in the last 14 days
Based on 16 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
Selling Shares
C$752,388 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth
N/A

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

0.67 out of 5 stars

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About Waste Connections Stock (TSE:WCN)

Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals. The company owns and operates transfer stations that receive compact and/or load waste to be transported to landfills or treatment facilities through truck, rail, or barge; and intermodal services for the rail haul movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest through a network of intermodal facilities. In addition, it provides E&P waste treatment, recovery, and disposal services for waste resulting from oil and natural gas exploration and production activity, such as drilling fluids, drill cuttings, completion fluids, and flowback water; production wastes and produced water during a well's operating life; contaminated soils that require treatment during site reclamation; and substances, which require clean-up after a spill, reserve pit clean-up, or pipeline rupture. Further, the company offers leasing services to its customers. Waste Connections, Inc. was founded in 1997 and is based in Woodbridge, Canada.

WCN Stock Price History

WCN Stock News Headlines

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Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 5/23 Dividend
5/07/2024
Dividend Payable
5/23/2024
Today
7/26/2024
Ex-Dividend for 8/22 Dividend
8/07/2024
Dividend Payable
8/22/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/23/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Waste Management
Sub-Industry
N/A
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
22,539
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
C$196.10
High Stock Price Target
C$255.00
Low Stock Price Target
C$146.50
Potential Upside/Downside
-20.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
C$795.04 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
C$8.19 billion
Cash Flow
C$1.06 per share
Book Value
C$30.19 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
C$62.71 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.67
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Key Executives

  • Mr. Ronald J. Mittelstaedt (Age 61)
    Founder, CEO, President & Director
    Comp: $4.13M
  • Ms. Mary Anne Whitney (Age 60)
    Executive VP & CFO
    Comp: $1.85M
  • Mr. Darrell W. Chambliss (Age 60)
    COO & Executive VP
    Comp: $1.87M
  • Mr. Patrick J. Shea (Age 53)
    Executive VP, General Counsel & Secretary
    Comp: $1.67M
  • Mr. James M. Little (Age 62)
    Executive Vice President of Engineering & Disposal
    Comp: $1.49M
  • Mr. Matthew Stephen Black (Age 51)
    Senior VP & Chief Accounting Office
  • Mr. Eric O. Hansen (Age 59)
    Senior VP & Chief Information Officer
  • Mr. Joe Gregory Box Jr.
    Vice President of Investor Relations
  • Mr. John M. Perkey (Age 42)
    VP & Deputy General Counsel of Compliance and Government Affairs
  • Mr. Colin G. Wittke (Age 61)
    Vice President of Sales & Customer Engagement

WCN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WCN shares performed this year?

Waste Connections' stock was trading at C$197.86 at the start of the year. Since then, WCN shares have increased by 22.9% and is now trading at C$243.09.
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How do I buy shares of Waste Connections?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Waste Connections own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Waste Connections investors own include Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Enbridge (ENB), Suncor Energy (SU), Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CP), Fortis (FTS), BCE (BCE) and TELUS (T).

This page (TSE:WCN) was last updated on 7/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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