Analysts Point To Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) Growth In The Future

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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 $83.07B. A total of 0.71 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.52M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Morris John J bought 13,907 shares of WM for 221.71 per share on Nov 21 ’24. In a previous transaction on Nov 12 ’24, Rooney Kelly C. bought 5,257 shares at 225.78 per share.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Carrasco Rafael acquired of 2,455 shares on Nov 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $225.75. In another insider transaction, Sylvester Maryrose sold 310 shares at $215.47 per share on Nov 05 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 3,875.

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 $3.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.46%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.38. WM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.35% when it declared a $0.75 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/6/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/13/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.4%. 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 $230.39 and a low of $175.74.

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 $19.88, 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 3.95.

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