Waste Connections
0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 4 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
84% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $81.8M | Put options by funds: $44.5M
23% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 64
1.51% more ownership
Funds ownership: 85.09% [Q3] → 86.6% (+1.51%) [Q4]
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 717 [Q3] → 719 (+2) [Q4]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 19 [Q3] → 19 (+0) [Q4]
2% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $39.3B [Q3] → $38.3B (-$907M) [Q4]
13% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 243 | Existing positions reduced: 279
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$192
0%
upside
Avg. target
$208
8%
upside
High target
$219
14%
upside
4 analyst ratings
3 positive
75%
1 neutral
25%
0 negative
0%
Truist Securities Tobey Sommer 28% 1-year accuracy 13 / 47 met price target | 9%upside $210 | Buy Reiterated | 14 Feb 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Toni Kaplan 29% 1-year accuracy 8 / 28 met price target | 14%upside $219 | Overweight Maintained | 14 Feb 2025 |
Scotiabank Konark Gupta 100% 1-year accuracy 6 / 6 met price target | 0%downside $192 | Sector Perform Maintained | 27 Jan 2025 |
Jefferies Stephanie Moore 48% 1-year accuracy 14 / 29 met price target | 9%upside $210 | Buy Maintained | 23 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
PRNewsWire
22 hours ago
WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES DATES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2025 EARNINGS RELEASE
TORONTO , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that it will report financial results for the first quarter of 2025 after the close of the stock market on April 23, 2025. The Company will be hosting an investor conference call related to this release on April 24 th at 8:30 A.M.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Reasons to Retain Waste Connections Stock in Your Portfolio Now
WCN thrives on strategic acquisitions, optimal asset positioning, environmental trends and consistent shareholder rewards.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Waste Connections Q4 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Rise Y/Y
WCN's top line gains from improved segmental performances in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Waste Connections (WCN) Reports Q4 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Waste Connections (WCN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 13, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Ron Mittelstaedt - President & Chief Executive Officer Mary Anne Whitney - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Tyler Brown - Raymond James Kevin Chiang - CIBC Toni Kaplan - Morgan Stanley Bryan Burgmeier - Citi Jerry Revich - Goldman Sachs Noah Kaye - Oppenheimer & Company Konark Gupta - Scotiabank Brian Butler - Stifel Tobey Sommer - Truist Operator Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the Waste Connections Inc. Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Waste Connections (WCN) Lags Q4 Earnings Estimates
Waste Connections (WCN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.16 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.20 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.11 per share a year ago.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
WASTE CONNECTIONS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2024 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2025 OUTLOOK
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Highlights Strong finish to the year led by solid execution and accelerating improvement in operating trends in the fourth quarter, providing momentum for 2025 Full year 2024 revenue of $8.920 billion, up 11.2% year over year Net income(a) of $617.6 million, adjusted net income(b) of $1.239 billion, and adjusted EBITDA(b) of $2.902 billion, up 15.0%, and 32.5% of revenue, up 100 basis points year over year Net cash provided by operating activities of $2.229 billion and adjusted free cash flow(b) of $1.218 billion Record year of private company acquisitions of approximately $750 million in annualized revenue Expectations for 2025 Revenue in the range of $9.45 billion to $9.60 billion Net income of $1.186 billion to $1.224 billion and adjusted EBITDA(b) margin expansion of up to 80 basis points, or 33.3% Net cash provided by operating activities in the range of $2.500 billion to $2.575 billion and adjusted free cash flow(b) of between $1.300 billion and $1.350 billion, or over $1.550 billion on a normalized basis Ongoing acquisition-related dialogue with strong pipeline, along with expectations for improving commodity-driven revenues, position for high end of range or above TORONTO , Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced its results for the fourth quarter of 2024 and outlook for 2025. "Q4 provided a solid finish to a year of extraordinary accomplishments for Waste Connections both financially, with double-digit growth in both revenue and adjusted EBITDA (b) , and operationally, with accelerating improvements in employee engagement and retention, along with the integration of record levels of private company acquisition activity, which totaled approximately $750 million in annualized revenues in 2024," said Ronald J.
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
WASTE CONNECTIONS ANNOUNCES REGULAR QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
TORONTO , Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Waste Connections, Inc. (TSX/NYSE: WCN) ("Waste Connections" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.315 U.S. per common share of the Company. The regular quarterly cash dividend will be paid on March 13, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 27, 2025.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Waste Connections (WCN) Q4 Earnings Preview: What You Should Know Beyond the Headline Estimates
Beyond analysts' top -and-bottom-line estimates for Waste Connections (WCN), evaluate projections for some of its key metrics to gain a better insight into how the business might have performed for the quarter ended December 2024.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Waste Connections (WCN) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
Waste Connections (WCN) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
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