A share price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] is currently trading at $204.51, up 0.35%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The WM shares have gain 2.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -4.30%, 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 November 12, 2025, when Bernstein initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $255. Previously, Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to Outperform on November 04, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $242. On September 30, 2025, Stifel initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $252 on the stock. Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $272 on September 19, 2025. Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. In a note dated May 23, 2025, JP Morgan upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $277.
Waste Management, Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $194.11 and $242.58. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $251.2 within the next 12 months. Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] shares were valued at $204.51 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 22.83% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] were 24.78B which represents 14.87% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.13%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.29 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.45.
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 202.90 points at the first support level, and at 201.29 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 206.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 209.05.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] is 0.84. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, and the Cash Ratio is 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.32, the price to book ratio is 8.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.23.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MENKE SEAN E, Director, that happened on Nov 03 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were purchased. Officer, Stith Kimberly G. completed a deal on Sep 04 ’25 to buy 100.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP – Chief HR Officer Stith Kimberly G. sold 100.0 shares on Sep 04 ’25.
