After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Waste Management industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Waste Management, Inc is $88.40B. A total of 1.95 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.68M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Boettcher Charles C bought 693 shares of WM for 220.59 per share on Jan 31 ’25. In a previous transaction on Jan 31 ’25, Carrasco Rafael bought 693 shares at 220.43 per share.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Carroll John A. acquired of 209 shares on Jan 31 ’25 at a per-share price of $220.55. In another insider transaction, DeSantis Christopher P. bought 200 shares at $220.36 per share on Jan 31 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Waste Management, Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.00, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.36%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.36. 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.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WM has a high of $230.39 and a low of $184.72.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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 4.05.
