Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM)’s stock price has dropped by -0.03 in relation to previous closing price of 213.14. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.87% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-10-16 that In the most recent trading session, Waste Management (WM) closed at $213.14, indicating a -0.3% shift from the previous trading day.
Is It Worth Investing in Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) is above average at 33.85x. The 36-month beta value for WM is also noteworthy at 0.75. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for WM is 400.48M, and at present, short sellers hold a 0.82% of that float. The average trading volume of WM on October 18, 2024 was 1.48M shares.
WM’s Market Performance
WM’s stock has seen a 0.87% increase for the week, with a 5.55% rise in the past month and a -4.36% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.24% for Waste Management, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.95% for WM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 3.96% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of WM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WM stocks, with Scotiabank repeating the rating for WM by listing it as a “Sector Perform.” The predicted price for WM in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $220 based on the research report published on October 04, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to WM, setting the target price at $241 in the report published on May 22nd of the current year.
WM Trading at 2.44% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -5.30% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.24%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.00%, as shares surge +4.12% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WM rose by +0.87%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $209.01. In addition, Waste Management, Inc. saw 18.97% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WM starting from Rooney Kelly C., who proposed sale 390 shares at the price of $205.63 back on Sep 09 ’24. After this action, Rooney Kelly C. now owns shares of Waste Management, Inc., valued at $80,198 using the latest closing price.
Watson Michael J., the Sr. VP-Chief Customer Officer of Waste Management, Inc., sale 1,500 shares at $220.00 during a trade that took place back on Jul 16 ’24, which means that Watson Michael J. is holding 44,144 shares at $330,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Waste Management, Inc. stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.13. Equity return is now at value 35.42, with 7.75 for asset returns.
Based on Waste Management, Inc. (WM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.69 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.31. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.25. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 7.46.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.84 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.62. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.07.
Conclusion
In summary, Waste Management, Inc. (WM) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
