Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] stock prices are up 1.53% to $90.74 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CWST shares have gain 3.71% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.20%, and not 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 September 19, 2025, when Loop Capital upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $88 for it. Previously, Jefferies downgraded its rating to Hold on January 23, 2025, and dropped its price target to $113. On October 03, 2024, William Blair initiated with a Outperform rating. Deutsche Bank started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $95 as its price target on November 27, 2023. Wolfe Research started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on October 17, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $96. In a note dated September 15, 2023, Goldman initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $100 on this stock.
The stock price of Casella Waste Systems, Inc [CWST] has been fluctuating between $85.21 and $121.24 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $106.5 within the next 12 months. Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ: CWST] shares were valued at $90.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.37% based on the average CWST price forecast.
Analyzing the CWST fundamentals
The Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST] reported sales of 1.72B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 23.38%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.18% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.79.
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 89.24 points at the first support level, and at 87.75 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 91.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 92.28.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Casella Waste Systems, Inc [NASDAQ:CWST]’s Current Ratio is 1.70. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.61, and the Cash Ratio is 0.8. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.35, the price to book ratio is 3.71 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 501.88.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Ligon Paul, SR VP of Sustainable Growth, that happened on Aug 04 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Officer, PAUL LIGON completed a deal on Aug 04 ’25 to buy 1000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SR VP of Sustainable Growth Ligon Paul sold 1000.0 shares on Jun 03 ’25.
