Is Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Stocks Info

Waste Management, Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Waste Management industry. The current market capitalization of Waste Management, Inc. is $83.57B. A total of 1.93 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.58M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Rooney Kelly C. bought 390 shares of WM for 205.63 per share on Sep 09 ’24. In a previous transaction on Jul 16 ’24, Watson Michael J. sold 1,500 shares at 220.00 per share. WM shares that Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer owns now total 44,144.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Watson Michael J. disposed of 4,208 shares on Jun 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $204.28. This resulted in the Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer holding 45,644 shares of WM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carrasco Rafael sold 840 shares at $204.86 per share on Mar 01 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP of Enterprise Strategy now total 14,067.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Waste Management, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.39%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 33.09. WM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/13/2024 when it declared a $0.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 9/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 6/21/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/7/2024. The WM stock dividend was $0.75 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WM has a high of $225.00 and a low of $149.71.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $118.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.40B in debt and $4.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $18.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.13B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WM is Buy with a score of 3.89.

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