Waste Connections (WCN) Stock Forecast, Price & News

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Waste Connections in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" WCN shares.
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5 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Waste Connections' shares. Their WCN share price forecasts range from C$138.00 to C$219.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach C$175.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.5%.
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Waste Connections' stock was trading at C$179.48 on January 1st, 2023. Since then, WCN shares have increased by 4.3% and is now trading at C$187.25.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 1st 2023.
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Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April, 26th. The company reported $1.20 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.18 by $0.02. The firm earned $2.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.55 billion. Waste Connections had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.19% and a net margin of 11.43%.

Waste Connections declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, April 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 10th will be given a dividend of 0.345 per share on Wednesday, May 24th. This represents a $1.38 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 9th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of C$0.34.
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Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) pays an annual dividend of C$1.38 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.73%. The dividend payout ratio is 30.67%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
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Waste Connections trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "WCN."

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One share of WCN stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$187.25.

Waste Connections (TSE:WCN) has a market capitalization of C$48.23 billion and generates C$7.47 billion in revenue each year. The company earns C$853.15 million in net income (profit) each year or C$4.50 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 19,998 workers across the globe.

Waste Connections' mailing address is 610 Applewood Cres Suite 200, CONCORD, ON L4K 0E3, Canada. The official website for the company is www.wasteconnections.com. The company can be reached via phone at +1-905-5327510.