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Waste Management, Inc. (WM)

201.71 +1.16 (+0.58%)
At close: June 10 at 4:00 PM EDT
201.85 +0.14 (+0.07%)
Pre-Market: 8:22 AM EDT
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  • Previous Close 200.55
  • Open 200.74
  • Bid 200.86 x 1000
  • Ask 202.40 x 800
  • Day's Range 200.42 - 202.54
  • 52 Week Range 149.71 - 214.54
  • Volume 1,471,096
  • Avg. Volume 1,747,384
  • Market Cap (intraday) 80.902B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.75
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 33.01
  • EPS (TTM) 6.11
  • Earnings Date Jul 23, 2024 - Jul 29, 2024
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 3.00 (1.49%)
  • Ex-Dividend Date Jun 7, 2024
  • 1y Target Est 227.74

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity. As of December 31, 2022, the company owned or operated 254 solid waste landfills, five secure hazardous waste landfills, 97 MRFs, and 337 transfer stations. It also provides materials processing and commodities recycling services at its MRFs, where cardboard, paper, glass, metals, plastics, construction and demolition materials, and other recycling commodities are recovered for resale or redirected for other purposes; recycling brokerage services, such as managing the marketing of recyclable materials for third parties; and other strategic business solutions. In addition, the company offers construction and remediation services; services related with the disposal of fly ash, and residue generated from the combustion of coal and other fuel stocks; in-plant services comprising full-service waste management solutions and consulting services; and specialized disposal services for oil and gas exploration and production operations. The company was formerly known as USA Waste Services, Inc. and changed its name to Waste Management, Inc. in 1998. Waste Management, Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

www.wm.com

48,000

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

Recent News: WM

Performance Overview: WM

Trailing total returns as of 6/10/2024, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is

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YTD Return

WM
13.45%
S&P 500
12.39%

1-Year Return

WM
25.98%
S&P 500
24.70%

3-Year Return

WM
51.64%
S&P 500
27.05%

5-Year Return

WM
91.98%
S&P 500
86.57%

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Statistics: WM

Valuation Measures

Annual
As of 6/10/2024
  • Market Cap

    80.90B

  • Enterprise Value

    96.68B

  • Trailing P/E

    33.01

  • Forward P/E

    28.17

  • PEG Ratio (5yr expected)

    2.70

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

    3.95

  • Price/Book (mrq)

    11.42

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

    4.67

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

    16.71

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    11.98%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    7.84%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    35.30%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    20.69B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    2.48B

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    6.11

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    322M

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    227.44%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    1.46B

Research Analysis: WM

Analyst Price Targets

210.00
227.74 Average
201.71 Current
259.00 High
 

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
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Company Insights: WM

Research Reports: WM

  • Waste Management Announces Acquisition of Medical Waste Specialist Stericycle for $62 Per Share

    WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 263 active landfills and about 332 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

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  • Waste Management: Renewable Natural Gas Business May Be on the Selling Block

    WM ranks as the largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste services in the United States, operating 263 active landfills and about 332 transfer stations. The company serves residential, commercial, and industrial end markets and is also a leading recycler in North America.

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  • Recent relative weakness offers buying opportunity

    Houston-based Waste Management Inc. is North America's leading provider of comprehensive waste management services, serving municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers. The company has five business segments: Collection, Landfill, Transfer, Recycling and Other. It is also a leading developer, operator, and owner of landfill gas-to-energy facilities, and the largest recycler in the U.S. The company has approximately 48,000 employees. The WM shares are a component of the S&P 500.

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  • The technical scorecard for stocks remains bullish, as indices at new all-time

    The technical scorecard for stocks remains bullish, as indices at new all-time highs (and others missing by only a few points) are actually lagging advance/decline lines that have led price to new highs. Historically, when market breadth leads price, it has been bullish when looking out six to 12 months.

     

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