A share price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] is currently trading at $233.40, up 0.02%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WM shares have gain 2.61% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.17%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 25, 2025, when HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $265 for it. Previously, Scotiabank upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform on January 27, 2025, and elevated its price target to $250. On October 04, 2024, Scotiabank initiated with a Sector Perform rating and assigned a price target of $220 on the stock. William Blair started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $241 as its price target on May 22, 2024. In a note dated February 15, 2024, HSBC Securities downgraded an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $210.
Waste Management, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $196.59 and $239.32. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $201.5 within the next 12 months. Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] shares were valued at $233.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.67% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] were 22.92B which represents 16.65% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.15%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.33 and Total Capital is 0.11.
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 230.51 points at the first support level, and at 227.61 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 235.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 237.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] is 0.83. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.04. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.10, the price to book ratio is 10.86 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Morris John J, EVP & Chief Operation Officer, that happened on Mar 07 ’25 when 19153.0 shares were sold. VP & Chief Accounting Officer, Carroll John A. completed a deal on Mar 07 ’25 to sell 1251.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Carroll John A. bought 1251.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
