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Waste Connections Inc

WCN

183.240USD

+0.010+0.01%
Close 08/28, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
47.34BMarket Cap
75.26P/E TTM

Waste Connections Inc

183.240

+0.010+0.01%

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Financial Health

Valuation Dimension

Forecast

Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peers

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy.Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high.Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy.Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
25 / 208
Overall Ranking
111 / 4754
Industry
Industrial & Commercial Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analysts' Target

Based on 23 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
210.950
Target Price
+15.13%
Upside Space
Disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company. It provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. Its segments include Western, Southern, Eastern, Central, Canada and MidSouth. It serves approximately nine million residential, commercial and industrial customers in secondary markets across 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada. It also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services in several basins across the U.S. and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. Its residential services include garbage pickup, yard waste, recycling, dumpster rental, bulk pickup, and portable toilets. Its commercial services include business waste collection, commercial recycling, shredding, roll off dumpster rental, and others.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 23.68% year-on-year.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 48.94%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 48.94%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 73.51, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 236.57M shares, decreasing 0.42% quarter-over-quarter.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

The company's current financial score is 7.57, which is higher than the Industrial & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.17. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 2.23B, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.50%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 4.98%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.57
Change
0

Financials

6.31

Related Indicators

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.09

Operational Efficiency

7.55

Growth Potential

7.23

Shareholder Returns

8.69

Valuation Dimension

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Industrial & Commercial Services industry's average of 2.63. Its current P/E ratio is 73.51, which is -24.80% below the recent high of 55.27 and 41.46% above the recent low of 43.03.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimension

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 25/208
No Data

Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.09, which is higher than the Industrial & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.74. The average price target for Waste Connections Inc is 214.00, with a high of 227.00 and a low of 152.11.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.09
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 23 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
210.950
Target Price
+15.13%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

25
Total
6
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Waste Connections Inc
WCN
23
Waste Management Inc
WM
24
Republic Services Inc
RSG
23
Veralto Corp
VLTO
18
GFL Environmental Inc
GFL
15
Clean Harbors Inc
CLH
11
1
2
3
4
5

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.56, which is lower than the Industrial & Commercial Services industry's average of 7.82. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 189.04 and the support level at 179.37, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.56
Change
-0.04

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(2)
Neutral(3)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.827
Sell
RSI(14)
42.798
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
23.573
Neutral
ATR(14)
2.499
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-93.437
Neutral
Williams %R
80.248
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.047
Sell
StochRSI(14)
56.380
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
183.264
Sell
MA10
184.436
Sell
MA20
185.870
Sell
MA50
185.267
Sell
MA100
189.321
Sell
MA200
187.106
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
30.13M
+3.27%
WCM Investment Management
6.38M
+0.29%
Capital International Investors
5.97M
+0.41%
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
7.49M
+6.68%
Mackenzie Investments
4.58M
+5.80%
RBC Global Asset Management Inc.
5.05M
+2.72%
Fidelity Management & Research Company LLC
4.57M
+5.13%
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
5.05M
-2.70%
BMO Asset Management Inc.
4.47M
+0.22%
Pictet Asset Management Ltd.
4.67M
-14.04%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Industrial & Commercial Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.60, which is higher than the Industrial & Commercial Services industry's average of 4.24. The company's beta value is 0.41. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.60
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.41
VaR
+1.65%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+12.09%
240-Day Volatility
+19.17%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.11%
120 days
+5.26%
5 years
+6.57%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.18%
120 days
-6.50%
5 years
-6.94%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.70
120 days
-0.23
5 years
+0.74
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+12.09%
3 years
+12.44%
5 years
+20.77%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.10
3 years
+1.17
5 years
+0.66
Skewness
240 days
-0.57
3 years
-0.18
5 years
-0.25
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+19.17%
5 years
+18.85%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.65%
5 years
+1.31%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-28.04%
240 days
-28.04%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+9.85%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+11.77%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.44%
120 days
+0.46%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+8.05%
60 days
+12.36%
120 days
+15.96%

Peers

Currency: USD Updated2025-08-28
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