Q1 EPS Estimates for Waste Management Cut by William Blair

Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) – William Blair lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Waste Management in a note issued to investors on Friday, January 31st. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now expects that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.78 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.86. William Blair has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Waste Management’s current full-year earnings is $7.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Waste Management’s Q2 2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $2.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $2.11 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.79 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on WM. Scotiabank raised shares of Waste Management from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $225.00 to $250.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. Argus increased their price target on Waste Management from $230.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Waste Management from $227.00 to $235.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Waste Management from $243.00 to $252.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Finally, Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Waste Management from $235.00 to $237.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $232.61.

Waste Management Trading Down 1.0 %

Waste Management stock opened at $220.10 on Monday. Waste Management has a one year low of $184.72 and a one year high of $230.39. The business’s fifty day moving average is $212.19 and its 200 day moving average is $211.32. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $88.34 billion, a PE ratio of 32.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 0.77.

Waste Management (NYSE:WM) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The business services provider reported $1.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.79 by ($0.09). Waste Management had a net margin of 12.45% and a return on equity of 38.88%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Waste Management

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Global Retirement Partners LLC increased its stake in Waste Management by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 23,510 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $4,744,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the last quarter. Chapman Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Waste Management by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Chapman Investment Management LLC now owns 23,084 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $4,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,045 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new stake in Waste Management during the 4th quarter valued at $805,000. Callahan Advisors LLC lifted its position in Waste Management by 163.7% in the fourth quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC now owns 4,937 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $996,000 after buying an additional 3,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund increased its position in Waste Management by 42.9% during the fourth quarter. Kentucky Retirement Systems Insurance Trust Fund now owns 15,452 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $3,118,000 after acquiring an additional 4,639 shares during the last quarter. 80.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Waste Management news, Director Maryrose Sylvester sold 310 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $215.47, for a total transaction of $66,795.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,875 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $834,946.25. This represents a 7.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.18% of the company’s stock.

Waste Management Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 6th were issued a dividend of $0.75 per share. This represents a $3.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 6th. Waste Management’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 44.12%.

About Waste Management

Waste Management, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity.