Large-cap Utilities company Waste Management has logged a -0.8% change today on a trading volume of 641,641. The average volume for the stock is 1,411,753.
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, United States the company has 49,500 full time employees and a market cap of $62,691,020,800. Waste Management currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 1.7% per year.
The company is now trading -13.81% away from its average analyst target price of $179.56 per share. The 18 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $160.0 to $202.0, and on average give Waste Management a rating of buy.
Over the last 12 months WM shares have declined by -5.0%, which represents a difference of -16.0% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $173.71 per share and its 52 week low is $148.31. With its net margins declining an average -2.2% over the last 6 years, Waste Management declining profitability gives us reason to believe its stock price will continue to underwhelm.
| Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Net Profit ($ k) | Net Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-07 | 19,698,000 | 2,238,000 | 11 | 10.0 |
| 2022-02-15 | 17,931,000 | 1,816,000 | 10 | 0.0 |
| 2021-02-22 | 15,218,000 | 1,496,000 | 10 | -9.09 |
| 2020-02-13 | 15,455,000 | 1,670,000 | 11 | -15.38 |
| 2019-02-14 | 14,914,000 | 1,925,000 | 13 | 0.0 |
| 2018-02-15 | 14,485,000 | 1,949,000 | 13 |
