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Stocks Info
Waste Management, Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Industrials sector while operating in the Waste Management industry. The current market capitalization of Waste Management, Inc is $94.28B. A total of 0.87 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.75M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Carrasco Rafael sold 1,941 shares of WM for 240.00 per share on May 30 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP of Enterprise Strategy now owns 16,920 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 30 ’25, Carrasco Rafael bought 1,941 shares at 240.00 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Rankin Devina A disposed of 57,888 shares on May 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $237.36. This resulted in the EVP & CFO holding 83,934 shares of WM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carrasco Rafael sold 674 shares at $236.81 per share on May 27 ’25. Company shares held by the SVP of Enterprise Strategy now total 16,542.
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 Management, Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.15, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.34%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.34. WM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.46% when it declared a $0.8250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 6/6/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 3/14/2025 with an ex-dividend date of 1.3%. The WM stock dividend was $0.8250 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, WM has a high of $242.58 and a low of $196.59.
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. 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 $21.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.13B.
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 WM is Buy with a score of 4.09.
