Analyst Expects Waste Connections Inc (NYSE: WCN) To Make Big Moves

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As a NYSE listed company, WCN falls under the Industrials sector while operating within the Waste Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Waste Connections Inc is $67.57B. A total of 0.99 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 842.56K shares.

In the most recent transaction, NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 1,000 shares of WCN for 187.50 per share on Nov 12 ’24. After the transaction, the SR VP Operations now owns 2,250 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 11 ’24, LITTLE JAMES sold 2,000 shares at 185.32 per share. WCN shares that Executive VP Engineering owns now total 12,317.

Among the insiders who bought shares, JAMES AND MICHELLE LITTLE REV acquired of 2,000 shares on Nov 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $185.32. In another insider transaction, NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 571 shares at $185.50 per share on Sep 09 ’24. Company shares held by the SR VP Operations now total 3,250.

Dividend

Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Waste Connections Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.63%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 51.15. 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.

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, WCN has a high of $188.30 and a low of $130.33.

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. 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

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 WCN is Buy with a score of 4.26.

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