Shares of Environmental Services company Waste Connections climbed 4.7% this afternoon. Here are some quick facts to get you started if you are interested in the stock:
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Waste Connections has logged a 15.5% 52 week change, compared to 19.4% for the S&P 500
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WCN has an average analyst rating of buy and is -1.27% away from its mean target price of $166.0 per share
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Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $3.21, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 51.1. The Utilities sector's average P/E ratio is 17.53
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The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $5.38 and its forward P/E ratio is 30.5
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 5.49 in contrast to the Utilities sector's average P/B ratio is 1.71
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The current ratio is currently 0.7, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
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WCN has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -34.7% and gross profit margins of 0.4%
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The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $1.18 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is 3.5%
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Waste Connections's revenues have an average growth rate of 8.8% with operating expenses growing at 7.9%. The company's current operating margins stand at 16.8%