The stock of Waste Management, Inc (WM) has seen a -1.60% decrease in the past week, with a -0.72% drop in the past month, and a 5.91% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.67% for WM. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.95% for WM’s stock, with a simple moving average of 4.59% for the last 200 days.
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 34.11x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.68.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for WM is 401.41M, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.97% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of WM on April 29, 2025 was 1.77M shares.
WM) stock’s latest price update
Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.22 in comparison to its previous close of 229.08, however, the company has experienced a -1.60% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-04-28 that The headline numbers for Waste Management (WM) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
Analysts’ Opinion of WM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WM stocks, with HSBC Securities repeating the rating for WM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WM in the upcoming period, according to HSBC Securities is $265 based on the research report published on April 25, 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 $250, previously predicting the price at $225. The rating they have provided for WM stocks is “Sector Outperform” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Scotiabank gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to WM, setting the target price at $220 in the report published on October 04th of the previous year.
WM Trading at -0.85% 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 -5.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.67%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.83%, as shares sank -2.27% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -0.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WM fell by -1.62%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.84% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $228.46. In addition, Waste Management, Inc saw 12.14% 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 Morris John J, who sale 19,153 shares at the price of $224.71 back on Mar 07 ’25. After this action, Morris John J now owns 85,257 shares of Waste Management, Inc, valued at $4,303,896 using the latest closing price.
Carroll John A., the VP & Chief Accounting Officer of Waste Management, Inc, sale 1,251 shares at $225.92 during a trade that took place back on Mar 07 ’25, which means that Carroll John A. is holding 8,420 shares at $282,626 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.18 for the present operating margin
- 0.37 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 34.00, with 6.93 for asset returns.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.42 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.98. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.39for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.52. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.83.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Waste Management, Inc (WM) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
