Waste Connections Inc [WCN] stock prices are down -0.22% to $178.15 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WCN shares have gain 0.65% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.91%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 24, 2025, when Goldman initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $202. On November 12, 2025, Bernstein initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $200 on the stock. Barclays initiated its recommendation with a Equal Weight and recommended $192 as its price target on September 19, 2025. In a note dated May 07, 2025, Seaport Research Partners initiated a Buy rating and provided a target price of $220 on this stock.
The stock price of Waste Connections Inc [WCN] has been fluctuating between $163.27 and $201.66 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $204.56 within the next 12 months. Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] shares were valued at $178.15 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.82% based on the average WCN price forecast.
Analyzing the WCN fundamentals
The Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN] reported sales of 9.35B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 5.13%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.31% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.08 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.1.
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 177.87 points at the first support level, and at 177.59 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 178.63, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 179.11.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN]’s Current Ratio is 0.67. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.67, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.88, the price to book ratio is 5.63 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 74.06.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NIELSEN III ROBERT, SR VP Operations, that happened on Dec 10 ’25 when 2000.0 shares were sold. Director, GUILLET EDWARD E completed a deal on Oct 28 ’25 to sell 9000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director GUILLET EDWARD E bought 9000.0 shares on Oct 28 ’25.
