At the time of writing, Republic Services, Inc [RSG] stock is trading at $230.86, up 0.52%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The RSG shares have gain 3.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 7.41%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Republic Services, Inc [NYSE: RSG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 06, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts upgraded its rating to a Outperform and also boosted its price target to $237 from $219. Previously, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to Buy on December 10, 2024, and elevated its price target to $237. On December 06, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $238 on the stock. Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and suggested a price target of $224 on October 04, 2024. William Blair initiated its recommendation with a Outperform. Truist upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 11, 2024, and upped its price target to $220. In a note dated May 23, 2024, Deutsche Bank initiated an Hold rating and provided a target price of $203 on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Republic Services, Inc fluctuated between $179.62 and $232.52. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $239.75 within the next 12 months. Republic Services, Inc [NYSE: RSG] shares were valued at $230.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.85% based on the average RSG price forecast.
Analyzing the RSG fundamentals
According to Republic Services, Inc [NYSE:RSG], the company’s sales were 16.03B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 5.60% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.08.
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 228.30 points at the first support level, and at 225.73 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 232.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 233.91.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Republic Services, Inc [NYSE:RSG] has a current ratio of 0.58. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.56, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.50, the price to book ratio is 6.32 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.57.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Brummer Gregg, EVP, COO, that happened on Feb 19 ’25 when 6293.0 shares were sold. Officer, Brummer Gregg completed a deal on Feb 19 ’25 to buy 6293.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Weymouth Katharine sold 1859.0 shares on Dec 05 ’24.
