A share price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] is currently trading at $233.89, up 0.84%. 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 5.18% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 2.78%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on April 25, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $265. On January 27, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Sector Outperform and revised its price target to $250 on the stock. Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and suggested a price target of $220 on October 04, 2024. William Blair initiated its recommendation with a Outperform. Deutsche Bank started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on May 22, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $241.
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 $233.89 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -13.85% 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.
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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 4.11, the price to book ratio is 10.88 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 35.28.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Morris John J, EVP & Chief Operation Officer, that happened on May 02 ’25 when 23795.0 shares were sold. Officer, Morris John J completed a deal on May 02 ’25 to buy 23795.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & Chief Operation Officer Morris John J sold 19153.0 shares on Mar 07 ’25.
