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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 $43.21B. A total of 1.03 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.17M shares.
In the most recent transaction, GUILLET EDWARD E sold 9,000 shares of WCN for 174.44 per share on Oct 28 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 14,883 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 28 ’25, GUILLET EDWARD E bought 9,000 shares at 174.78 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Shea Patrick James disposed of 5,000 shares on Aug 12 ’25 at a per-share price of $188.45. This resulted in the Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec holding 20,671 shares of WCN after the transaction. In another insider transaction, NIELSEN III ROBERT sold 1,000 shares at $190.00 per share on Aug 08 ’25. 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 $1.29, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.77%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 70.17.
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 $201.66 and a low of $163.27.
As of this writing, WCN has an earnings estimate of $1.29 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 23.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.36 per share and a lower estimate of $1.17. The company reported an EPS of $1.16 in the last quarter
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 $31.62, 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 4.57.
