Why Waste Connections, Inc.’s (WCN) Stock Is Up 5.97%
As of Thursday, October 22, Waste Connections, Inc.’s WCN share price has surged by 5.97%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to sell.Cynthia McLaughlin
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| Industrials | Commercial Services & Supplies |
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| Share Statistics | WCN | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $47,075.5 | $545.5 | 93% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 251.9 | 38.6 | 80% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.7% | 66.4% | 92% |
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| Float (Mil) | 249.3 | 33.1 | 77% |
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| Beta | 0.48 | 0.76 | 27% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,386 | 92 | 84% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
10.1% | 76.9% | 59% |
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| Growth | WCN | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 11.7% | 6.7% | 64% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 39.4% | 9.6% | 91% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 39.9% | 13.4% | 89 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 11.2% | 0.0% | 85% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | (35.9%) | (17.3%) | 15% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 24 | 27 | 27 | |
| Current EPS | $1.385 | $5.696 | $6.167 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $1.399 | $5.648 | $6.207 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| # Rev Down | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $1.390 | $5.636 | $6.203 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (3.1%) | 36.6% | 63.2% | |
| Financials | WCN | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $9,944 | $1,523 | 84% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $1,134 | $7 | 87% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $4.463 | $0.200 | 84% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $2,528 | $91 | 90% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | ($12) | $1 | 30% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $9,702 | $182 | 91% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $55,199 | $1,209 | 93% |
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| Valuation | WCN | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 5.97 | 2.10 | 84% |
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| P/E | 42.2 | 21.0 | 82% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.8% | 0.0% | 65% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 49% |
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| Ratios | WCN | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Gross Margin | 42.6% | 31.1% | 53% |
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| Net Margin | 11.4% | 1.6% | 65% |
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| ROA | 5.4% | 1.8% | 73% |
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| ROE | 14.2% | 4.8% | 69% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 63.3% | 58.8% | 58% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 93% |
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Waste Connections, Inc. did not pass any screens on 11/2/2026.
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