After Hours
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Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Waste Management industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Casella Waste Systems, Inc is $7.07B. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 332.56K shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, CWST has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, CASELLA JOHN W sold 13,577 shares of CWST for 113.88 per share on Mar 03 ’25. After the transaction, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER now owns 26,258 company shares. In a previous transaction on Mar 03 ’25, Coletta Edmond sold 5,206 shares at 113.75 per share. CWST shares that PRESIDENT owns now total 158,381.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Sayward Shelley E. disposed of 1,938 shares on Mar 03 ’25 at a per-share price of $113.35. This resulted in the SENIOR VP & GENERAL COUNSEL holding 23,716 shares of CWST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Steves Sean sold 495 shares at $113.49 per share on Mar 03 ’25. Company shares held by the Sr VP & COO of SW Ops now total 6,763.
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. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for CWST in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $119.13 with high estimates of $130.00 and low estimates of $108.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CWST has a high of $116.31 and a low of $86.41.
As of this writing, CWST has an earnings estimate of $0.09 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.52 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.14.
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. CWST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $33.81M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $616.09M in debt and $152.19M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $24.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $422.46M.
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 CWST is Buy with a score of 4.22.
