Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock prices are up 3.36% to $235.56 at the moment. 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 3.73% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.20%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, JP Morgan upgraded its rating to Overweight on May 23, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $277. On May 07, 2025, Seaport Research Partners initiated with a Neutral rating. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $265 on April 25, 2025. Scotiabank upgraded its rating to a Sector Outperform and raised its price target to $250 on January 27, 2025. Scotiabank started tracking with a Sector Perform rating for this stock on October 04, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $220. In a note dated October 03, 2024, William Blair initiated an Outperform rating.
The stock price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] has been fluctuating between $197.43 and $242.58 over the past year. 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 $235.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -14.46% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
The Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] reported sales of 23.95B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 19.03%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.32 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.1.
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 229.92 points at the first support level, and at 224.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 240.79, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 246.03.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM]’s Current Ratio is 0.86. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.79, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.96, the price to book ratio is 10.31 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.93.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Carrasco Rafael, SVP of Enterprise Strategy, that happened on May 30 ’25 when 1941.0 shares were sold. Officer, Carrasco Rafael completed a deal on May 30 ’25 to buy 1941.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & CFO Rankin Devina A sold 57888.0 shares on May 27 ’25.
