A share price of Waste Connections Inc [WCN] is currently trading at $185.74, down -0.89%. 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 WCN shares have lost -1.13% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.15%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Previously, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock with Buy rating on May 07, 2025, and set its price target to $220. On April 03, 2025, William Blair initiated with a Outperform rating. Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and suggested a price target of $196 on October 04, 2024. Deutsche Bank initiated its recommendation with a Buy. In a note dated February 29, 2024, UBS downgraded a Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $170 to $181.
Waste Connections Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $169.36 and $201.66. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $218.67 within the next 12 months. Waste Connections Inc [NYSE: WCN] shares were valued at $185.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.73% based on the average WCN price forecast.
Analyzing the WCN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN] were 9.23B which represents 7.07% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.04.
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 184.03 points at the first support level, and at 182.32 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 187.74, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 189.73.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Waste Connections Inc [NYSE:WCN] is 0.67. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.67, while the Cash Ratio is 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.18, the price to book ratio is 5.74 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 74.76.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved NIELSEN III ROBERT, SR VP Operations, that happened on Aug 08 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Shea Patrick James completed a deal on Aug 12 ’25 to buy 5000.0 shares. Meanwhile, SR VP People, Training & Dev Netherton Susan sold 1500.0 shares on Jul 29 ’25.
