Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] stock is trading at $115.50, up 0.74%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CWST shares have gain 1.74% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.99%, 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.
Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] stock has fluctuated between $91.01 and $121.24 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $119.25 within the next 12 months. Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CWST] shares were valued at $115.50 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.25% based on the average CWST price forecast.
Analyzing the CWST fundamentals
Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST] reported sales of 1.63B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 22.31%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.07.
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 113.88 points at the first support level, and at 112.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 116.39, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 117.29.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Casella Waste Systems, Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.96. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.87, while the Cash Ratio is 1.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.49, the price to book ratio is 4.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 526.68.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved CASELLA JOHN W, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, that happened on May 08 ’25 when 18093.0 shares were sold. Officer, CASELLA JOHN W completed a deal on May 08 ’25 to buy 18093.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT Coletta Edmond sold 5562.0 shares on May 06 ’25.
