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Stocks Info
Waste Connections Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Waste Management industry. The current market capitalization of Waste Connections Inc is $45.11B. A total of 1.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 931.63K 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
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 Connections Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.17, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.67%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.07. WCN’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.7% when it declared a $0.3150 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/7/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/7/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.7%. The WCN stock dividend was $0.2850 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, WCN has a high of $194.83 and a low of $145.35.
As of this writing, WCN has an earnings estimate of $1.21 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 18.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.28 per share and a lower estimate of $1.12.
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. 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
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 WCN is Buy with a score of 4.26.
