Waste Management
About: WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 263 active landfills and about 332 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.
Employees: 48,000
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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
158% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 250 | Existing positions closed: 97
47% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $357M | Put options by funds: $242M
35% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 860 | Existing positions reduced: 638
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $65.7B [Q3] → $69.7B (+$3.97B) [Q4]
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,963 [Q3] → 2,074 (+111) [Q4]
3% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 36 [Q3] → 37 (+1) [Q4]
1.6% more ownership
Funds ownership: 79.48% [Q3] → 81.08% (+1.6%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$235
1%
upside
Avg. target
$243
4%
upside
High target
$255
9%
upside
7 analyst ratings
5 positive
71%
2 neutral
29%
0 negative
0%
CIBC Kevin Chiang 40% 1-year accuracy 4 / 10 met price target | 6%upside $247 | Neutral Maintained | 5 Mar 2025 |
Citigroup Bryan Burgmeier 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target | 9%upside $255 | Buy Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Scotiabank Konark Gupta 100% 1-year accuracy 6 / 6 met price target | 9%upside $255 | Sector Outperform Maintained | 3 Feb 2025 |
Oppenheimer Noah Kaye 44% 1-year accuracy 24 / 55 met price target | 2%upside $237 | Outperform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Raymond James Patrick Tyler Brown 24% 1-year accuracy 10 / 41 met price target | 2%upside $237 | Outperform Maintained | 31 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 19 articles about WM published over the past 30 days
Positive
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Neutral
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Waste Management (WM) Increases Yet Falls Behind Market: What Investors Need to Know
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Neutral
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Positive
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Here's Why Investors Should Retain WM Stock in Their Portfolios Now
The WM stock is benefiting from waste management market expansion and shareholder-friendly policies.
Positive
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2 weeks ago
Waste Management (WM) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
Waste Management (WM) reachead $228.19 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.48% change compared to its last close.
Negative
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