At the time of writing, Waste Management, Inc [WM] stock is trading at $229.0, up 1.11%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The WM shares have gain 4.67% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 5.85%, 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 January 21, 2026, when Scotiabank downgraded its rating to a Sector Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $250 for it. Previously, UBS upgraded its rating to Buy on January 09, 2026, and kept the price target unchanged to $260. On November 25, 2025, DZ Bank initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $250 on the stock. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $256 on November 24, 2025. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with an Overweight. Bernstein started tracking with an Outperform rating for this stock on November 12, 2025, and assigned it a price target of $255. In a note dated November 04, 2025, Robert W. Baird upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $242.
For the past year, the stock price of Waste Management, Inc fluctuated between $194.11 and $242.58. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $253.5 within the next 12 months. Waste Management, Inc [NYSE: WM] shares were valued at $229.0 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.7% based on the average WM price forecast.
Analyzing the WM fundamentals
According to Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM], the company’s sales were 24.78B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 14.87% jump. 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.
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Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Waste Management, Inc [NYSE:WM] has a current ratio of 0.84. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.80 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.03. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.72, the price to book ratio is 9.69 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 36.09.
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.
