At the time of writing, Republic Services, Inc [RSG] stock is trading at $254.08, down -0.33%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The RSG shares have gain 0.75% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.24%, 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 May 07, 2025, when Seaport Research Partners initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $270. Previously, CIBC upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform on March 04, 2025. On January 06, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $237 on the stock. Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $237 on December 10, 2024. BMO Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $238 on December 06, 2024. Scotiabank started tracking with a Sector Perform rating for this stock on October 04, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $224. In a note dated October 03, 2024, William Blair initiated an Outperform rating.
For the past year, the stock price of Republic Services, Inc fluctuated between $180.91 and $255.54. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $258.33 within the next 12 months. Republic Services, Inc [NYSE: RSG] shares were valued at $254.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 1.67% based on the average RSG price forecast.
Analyzing the RSG fundamentals
According to Republic Services, Inc [NYSE:RSG], the company’s sales were 16.18B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 3.81% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% 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 of1.16.
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 253.13 points at the first support level, and at 252.17 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 255.21, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 256.33.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Republic Services, Inc [NYSE:RSG] has a current ratio of 0.66. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.64, and the Cash Ratio is 0.02. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.91, the price to book ratio is 6.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 38.31.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Richardson Larson, SVP Operations, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 2200.0 shares were sold. Officer, Richardson Larson completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to buy 2200.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, COO Brummer Gregg sold 6293.0 shares on Feb 19 ’25.
