Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock prices are down -1.03% to $217.16 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WM shares have gain 0.57% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.59%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 19, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $272. Previously, Erste Group downgraded its rating to Hold on September 11, 2025. On June 09, 2025, Melius initiated with a Buy rating. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Overweight but stick to its price target of $277 on May 23, 2025. Seaport Research Partners initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. HSBC Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on April 25, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $265. In a note dated January 27, 2025, Scotiabank upgraded an Sector Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $225 to $250.
The stock price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] has been fluctuating between $199.69 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 $217.16 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -7.21% 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 0.29% 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 of2.61.
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 215.66 points at the first support level, and at 214.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 220.14, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 223.12.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM]’s Current Ratio is 0.86. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.82, and the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.65, the price to book ratio is 9.50 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.22.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Stith Kimberly G., Officer, that happened on Sep 04 ’25 when 100.0 shares were purchased. SVP – Chief HR Officer, Stith Kimberly G. completed a deal on Sep 04 ’25 to sell 100.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP of Enterprise Strategy Carrasco Rafael sold 1941.0 shares on May 30 ’25.
