Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] stock prices are up 3.28% to $115.01 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CWST shares have gain 5.98% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.87%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CWST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Jefferies downgraded its rating to a Hold and also revised its price target to $113 from $115. On May 23, 2024, Deutsche Bank initiated with a Hold rating. Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $95 on November 27, 2023. Wolfe Research initiated its recommendation with a Outperform and recommended $96 as its price target on October 17, 2023. Goldman started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 15, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $100. In a note dated January 13, 2023, BofA Securities downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock and revised its target price from $87 to $81.
The stock price of Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] has been fluctuating between $84.45 and $114.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $122 within the next 12 months. Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CWST] shares were valued at $115.01 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.08% based on the average CWST price forecast.
Analyzing the CWST fundamentals
The Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST] reported sales of 1.56B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 18.89%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.01 and Total Capital is 0.03. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.08.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 112.55 points at the first support level, and at 110.08 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 116.30, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 117.58.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST]’s Current Ratio is 2.00. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.48, while the Cash Ratio stands at 1.25. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.68, the price to book ratio is 4.75 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 512.98.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Green Emily Nagle, Director, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 2025.0 shares were sold. Director, Michael Burke completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to buy 1800.0 shares. Meanwhile, VICE CHAIRMAN, BD OF DIRECTORS CASELLA DOUGLAS R sold 20000.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
