Shares of Waste Connections have moved -3.7% today, and are now trading at a price of $178.94. In contrast, the S&P 500 index saw a 0.0% change. Today's trading volume is 2,170,543 compared to the stock's average volume of 1,184,780.
Waste Connections, Inc. provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. Based in Woodbridge, Canada the company has 23,854 full time employees and a market cap of $46,237,024,256. Waste Connections currently offers its equity investors a dividend that yields 0.6% per year.
The company is now trading -15.1% away from its average analyst target price of $210.76 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $150.0 to $230.0, and on average give Waste Connections a rating of buy.
Over the last 52 weeks, WCN stock has risen 4.7%, which amounts to a -7.2% difference compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $201.66 whereas its 52 week low is $169.36 per share. With its net margins declining an average -7.4% over the last 6 years, Waste Connections may not have a strong enough profitability trend to support its stock price.
| Date Reported | Total Revenue ($ k) | Net Profit ($ k) | Net Margins (%) | YoY Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,919,591 | 617,573 | 7 | -30.0 |
| 2023 | 8,021,951 | 762,800 | 10 | -16.67 |
| 2022 | 7,211,859 | 835,662 | 12 | 20.0 |
| 2021 | 6,151,361 | 618,047 | 10 | 150.0 |
| 2020 | 5,445,990 | 204,677 | 4 | -63.64 |
| 2019 | 5,388,679 | 566,841 | 11 |
