Waste Connections
WCN
155.16
+0.54
+0.35%
Waste Connections
US · WCN
#565 by market cap
Listed 1970
155.16
+0.54
+0.35%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 40s ago
· 2026-10-08 06:47
Pre-market
155.16
0.00%
After-hours
155.16
0.00%
- Market cap
- 39.03B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 37.48
- P/Bi
- 4.93
- EPSi
- 4.17
- Div yieldi
- 0.88%
- 52W posi
- 27%
Reader sentiment
Are you bullish or bearish on WCN?
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Analyst consensus 19 analysts
Buy
Avg price target
201.72 +30.0%
Price target rangecurrent 155.16
Low182.00
Avg201.72
High218.00
Buy 89%
Hold 11%
Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | UBS | -- | BUY | 200.00 |
| 2026-09-16 | Wells Fargo | -- | BUY | 187.00 |
| 2026-09-15 | Wolfe Research | -- | BUY | 204.00 |
| 2026-09-08 | Bernstein | -- | BUY | 205.00 |
| 2026-09-03 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-09-02 | Bernstein | -- | BUY | 205.00 |
| 2026-08-31 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-08-21 | J.P. Morgan | -- | BUY | 195.00 |
| 2026-08-04 | UBS | -- | HOLD | 176.00 |
| 2026-07-28 | Barclays | -- | HOLD | 187.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | Wells Fargo | -- | BUY | 187.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | ATB Cormark Capital Markets | -- | BUY | 214.16 |
| 2026-07-24 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | 220.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | Scotiabank | -- | BUY | 197.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | Morgan Stanley | -- | BUY | 205.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | RBC Capital | -- | BUY | 218.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | J.P. Morgan | -- | BUY | 195.00 |
| 2026-07-24 | CIBC | -- | BUY | 199.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | TD Cowen | -- | BUY | 210.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | Bernstein | -- | BUY | 205.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | BofA Securities | -- | BUY | 190.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-07-23 | Stifel | -- | BUY | 213.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | BMO Capital | -- | BUY | 208.00 |
| 2026-07-23 | Goldman Sachs | -- | BUY | 215.00 |
Quant vs Street three independent views, side by side
StockVane factor grade
C+
Momentum strategy signal
Sell
Analyst consensus
Buy
Signals diverge - worth digging into why.
Not investment advice. The factor grade ranks this stock on fundamentals against StockVane's covered universe; the momentum strategy signal is a rules-based backtest, not a recommendation; analyst consensus reflects sell-side coverage. The three use different methods and can reasonably disagree.
Price target trend monthly average, last 3 years
✦ Quant Analyst Revision Trend how this is computed
Mixed
1
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
- 1 upgrade vs 0 downgrades among tracked analyst rating changes.
- Most recent: UBS moved from Hold to Buy on 2026-09-18.
Recent rating changes
| Date | Firm | Change | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | UBS | HOLD → BUY | 200.00 |
Earnings history price reaction on the day
| Period | Report date | Session | Options expected | Actual move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/Q2 | 2026-07-22 | After close | ±5.89% | +0.05% (in line) |
| 2026/Q1 | 2026-04-22 | After close | ±6.15% | +7.91% (beat) |
| 2025/Q4 | 2026-02-11 | After close | ±3.18% | -8.22% (beat) |
| 2025/Q3 | 2025-10-21 | After close | ±3.92% | +2.69% (in line) |
| 2025/Q2 | 2025-07-23 | After close | ±5.25% | +2.07% (in line) |
| 2025/Q1 | 2025-04-23 | After close | ±6.09% | +0.53% (in line) |
| 2024/Q4 | 2025-02-12 | After close | ±3.76% | -0.59% (in line) |
| 2024/Q3 | 2024-10-23 | After close | ±5.43% | -1.00% (in line) |
| 2024/Q2 | 2024-07-24 | After close | ±5.18% | -2.35% (in line) |
| 2024/Q1 | 2024-04-24 | After close | ±4.63% | -0.60% (in line) |
| 2023/Q4 | 2024-02-13 | After close | ±5.01% | +4.84% (in line) |
| 2023/Q3 | 2023-10-25 | After close | ±5.82% | -6.94% (beat) |
"Options expected" is the pre-earnings options market's implied move (a straddle-style estimate), shown next to what actually happened.
Quote time 2026-10-08 06:47:26 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.