In the past week, WM stock has gone up by 0.21%, with a monthly gain of 7.47% and a quarterly surge of 2.32%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.34%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.52% for Waste Management, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.34% for WM’s stock, with a 8.23% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) Right Now?
Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 33.73x compared to its average ratio. WM has 36-month beta value of 0.77. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WM is 401.20M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.93% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of WM on February 28, 2025 was 1.66M shares.
WM) stock’s latest price update
Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM)’s stock price has increased by 0.40 compared to its previous closing price of 228.69. However, the company has seen a 0.21% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-02-27 that In the latest trading session, Waste Management (WM) closed at $229.61, marking a +0.4% move from the previous day.
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 Outperform.” The predicted price for WM in the upcoming period, according to Scotiabank is $250 based on the research report published on January 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Scotiabank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WM reach a price target of $220. The rating they have provided for WM stocks is “Sector Perform” according to the report published on October 04th, 2024.
WM Trading at 6.78% 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 -1.22% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.34%, as shares surge +9.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.07% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WM rose by +0.21%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +9.08% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $226.57. In addition, Waste Management, Inc saw 13.79% 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 Watson Michael J., who sale 5,732 shares at the price of $227.51 back on Feb 24 ’25. After this action, Watson Michael J. now owns 55,587 shares of Waste Management, Inc, valued at $1,304,098 using the latest closing price.
Fish James C Jr, the Pres, Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management, Inc, sale 44,405 shares at $228.43 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that Fish James C Jr is holding 211,061 shares at $10,143,621 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
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Waste Management, Inc stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 36.24, with 7.00 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.42 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.83. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.94. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.76.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Waste Management, Inc (WM) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
