Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock prices are down -0.08% to $216.62 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The WM shares have gain 3.56% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 0.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Bernstein started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on November 12, 2025, and set its price target to $255. On November 04, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $242 on the stock. Stifel started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $252 on September 30, 2025. Barclays initiated its recommendation with an Overweight and recommended $272 as its price target on September 19, 2025. Erste Group downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on September 11, 2025. In a note dated June 09, 2025, Melius initiated a Buy rating.
The stock price of Waste Management, Inc [WM] has been fluctuating between $194.11 and $242.58 over the past year. 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 $216.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.96% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
The Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] reported sales of 24.78B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 14.87%. 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 214.70 points at the first support level, and at 212.78 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 218.46, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 220.31.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM]’s Current Ratio is 0.84. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.80, while the Cash Ratio is 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.52, the price to book ratio is 9.17 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.13.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Carrasco Rafael, SVP of Enterprise Strategy, that happened on Nov 20 ’25 when 1380.0 shares were sold. Officer, Carrasco Rafael completed a deal on Nov 20 ’25 to buy 1380.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MENKE SEAN E bought 2000.0 shares on Nov 03 ’25.
