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Stocks Info
WCN belongs to the Industrials sector of the NYSE while operating in the Waste Management industry. The current market capitalization of Waste Connections Inc is $67.41B. A total of 0.73 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 821.01K shares.
In the most recent transaction, LITTLE JAMES sold 2,000 shares of WCN for 185.32 per share on Nov 11 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive VP Engineering now owns 12,317 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 11 ’24, JAMES AND MICHELLE LITTLE REV bought 2,000 shares at 185.32 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, NIELSEN III ROBERT disposed of 571 shares on Sep 09 ’24 at a per-share price of $185.50. This resulted in the SR VP Operations holding 3,250 shares of WCN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GUILLET EDWARD E sold 8,000 shares at $184.83 per share on Sep 03 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 23,600.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Waste Connections Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.62%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.59. WCN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/7/2024 when it declared a $0.3150 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/14/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/22/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/7/2024. The WCN stock dividend was $0.2850 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WCN has a high of $187.54 and a low of $129.31.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. WCN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $147.44M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $5.21B in debt and $1.23B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $32.02, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $6.99B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after 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 WCN is Buy with a score of 4.26.
