What Are The Chances Of Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) Becoming A Clear Buy?

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Stocks Info

As a NYSE listed company, WM falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Waste Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Waste Management, Inc. is $83.28B. A total of 1.27 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

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Waste Management, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $2.95, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.42%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.97. 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.

In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. 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

The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. 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

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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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