Waste Management
WM
208.94
+1.06
+0.51%
Waste Management
US · WM
#261 by market cap
Listed 1970
208.94
+1.06
+0.51%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 560s ago
· 2026-10-08 06:48
Pre-market
209.12
+0.09%
After-hours
209.36
+0.20%
Overnight
209.00
+0.03%
- Market cap
- 83.52B
- P/E (TTM)i
- 29.55
- P/Bi
- 8.41
- EPSi
- 6.70
- Div yieldi
- 1.69%
- 52W posi
- 33%
Reader sentiment
Are you bullish or bearish on WM?
Anonymous reader poll. Unscientific, not investment advice.
Analyst consensus 17 analysts
Buy
Avg price target
262.07 +25.4%
Price target rangecurrent 208.94
Low240.00
Avg262.07
High277.00
Buy 65%
Hold 35%
Sell 0%
Recent ratings (25)
| Date | Firm | Analyst | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-09-16 | Wells Fargo | -- | BUY | 268.00 |
| 2026-09-15 | Wolfe Research | -- | HOLD | -- |
| 2026-09-08 | Bernstein | -- | BUY | 270.00 |
| 2026-09-02 | Bernstein | -- | BUY | 270.00 |
| 2026-08-27 | Scotiabank | -- | HOLD | 260.00 |
| 2026-08-26 | William Blair | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-08-04 | UBS | -- | BUY | 270.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | TD Cowen | -- | BUY | 275.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | 260.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | Scotiabank | -- | HOLD | 260.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | Deutsche Bank | -- | BUY | 270.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | Stifel | -- | BUY | 261.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | BMO Capital | -- | HOLD | 240.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | Barclays | -- | BUY | 277.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | RBC Capital | -- | HOLD | 244.00 |
| 2026-07-30 | CIBC | -- | HOLD | 250.00 |
| 2026-07-29 | BofA Securities | -- | HOLD | 245.00 |
| 2026-07-29 | Truist Financial | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-07-29 | Stifel | -- | BUY | 252.00 |
| 2026-07-28 | William Blair | -- | BUY | -- |
| 2026-07-20 | RBC Capital | -- | HOLD | 240.00 |
| 2026-07-16 | Scotiabank | -- | HOLD | 260.00 |
| 2026-07-15 | Goldman Sachs | -- | BUY | 270.00 |
| 2026-07-14 | Wells Fargo | -- | BUY | 268.00 |
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
2 1
■ Upgrades■ Downgrades
- 2 upgrades vs 1 downgrade among tracked analyst rating changes.
- Most recent: Scotiabank moved from Buy to Hold on 2026-01-21.
Recent rating changes
| Date | Firm | Change | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | Scotiabank | BUY → HOLD | 250.00 |
| 2026-01-09 | UBS | HOLD → BUY | 260.00 |
| 2025-11-04 | Baird | HOLD → BUY | 242.00 |
Earnings history price reaction on the day
| Period | Report date | Session | Options expected | Actual move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/Q2 | 2026-07-28 | After close | ±5.13% | -1.17% (in line) |
| 2026/Q1 | 2026-04-28 | After close | ±3.87% | +1.30% (in line) |
| 2025/Q4 | 2026-01-28 | After close | ±3.47% | -3.66% (beat) |
| 2025/Q3 | 2025-10-27 | After close | ±4.05% | -4.46% (beat) |
| 2025/Q2 | 2025-07-28 | After close | ±5.55% | +3.36% (in line) |
| 2025/Q1 | 2025-04-28 | After close | ±5.89% | -0.12% (in line) |
| 2024/Q4 | 2025-01-29 | After close | ±5.82% | +6.15% (beat) |
| 2024/Q3 | 2024-10-28 | After close | ±5.03% | +5.21% (beat) |
| 2024/Q2 | 2024-07-24 | After close | ±3.37% | -8.03% (beat) |
| 2024/Q1 | 2024-04-24 | After close | ±3.52% | +1.08% (in line) |
| 2023/Q4 | 2024-02-12 | After close | ±4.70% | +5.97% (beat) |
| 2023/Q3 | 2023-10-24 | After close | ±3.19% | +6.10% (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 06:48:14 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.