Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock is trading at $218.9, up 0.27%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The WM shares have gain 4.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.65%, and 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 25, 2025, when DZ Bank initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $250. Previously, Goldman started tracking the stock with Buy rating on November 24, 2025, and set its price target to $256. On November 14, 2025, Wells Fargo initiated with an Overweight rating. Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning an Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $255 on November 12, 2025. Robert W. Baird upgraded its rating to an Outperform but $242 remained the price target by the analyst firm on November 04, 2025. Stifel started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on September 30, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $252. In a note dated September 19, 2025, Barclays initiated an Overweight rating and provided a target price of $272 on this stock.
Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock has fluctuated between $194.11 and $242.58 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $252 within the next 12 months. Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] shares were valued at $218.9 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 15.12% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] reported sales of 24.78B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.45.
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 218.00 points at the first support level, and at 217.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 220.19, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 221.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Waste Management, Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.84. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.80, while the Cash Ratio is 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.56, the price to book ratio is 9.26 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 34.49.
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.
