What Are the Fundamentals Of WM?

By Susan Ramirez • Monday, July 31 16:09 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Utilities company Waste Management has moved 0.5% so far today on a volume of 1,319,987, compared to its average of 1,427,183. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

Waste Management trades -8.45% away from its average analyst target price of $178.92 per share. The 19 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $160.0 to $202.0, and on average have given Waste Management a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in WM, you'll want to know the following:

Waste Management's current price is 305.5% above its Graham number of $40.4, which implies that at its current valuation it does not offer a margin of safety
Waste Management has moved -25.7% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 1125.6%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 5.56, Waste Management has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 29.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
WM has a forward P/E ratio of 24.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $6.67 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 3.24 — a number near or below 1 signifying that Waste Management is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 9.76 compared to its sector average of 1.03
Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada.
Based in Houston, the company has 49,500 full time employees and a market cap of $66.64 Billion.

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