On Tuesday, Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) opened higher 0.98% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $231.51. Price fluctuations for WM have ranged from $196.59 to $235.81 over the past 52 weeks.
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It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Industrials sector saw sales topped by 7.57%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.46% at the time writing. With a float of $401.19 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $401.49 million.
The extent of productivity of a business whose workforce counts for 61700 workers is very important to gauge. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 34.55%, operating margin of 18.67%, and the pretax margin is 15.67%.
Waste Management, Inc (WM) Insider and Institutional Ownership
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Waste Management industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Waste Management, Inc is 0.23%, while institutional ownership is 83.39%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Mar 07 ’25, was worth 4,303,896. In this transaction EVP & Chief Operation Officer of this company sold 19,153 shares at a rate of $224.71, taking the stock ownership to the 85,257 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 07 ’25, when Company’s VP & Chief Accounting Officer sold 1,251 for $225.92, making the entire transaction worth $282,626. This insider now owns 8,420 shares in total.
Waste Management, Inc (WM) Latest Financial update
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.46% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 9.55% during the next five years compared to 11.75% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Waste Management, Inc (WM). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.73. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 4.26. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 43.54.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 6.81, a number that is poised to hit 1.69 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 8.66 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Waste Management, Inc (WM)
The latest stats from [Waste Management, Inc, WM] show that its last 5-days average volume of 1.49 million was inferior to 1.66 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 79.79%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 3.51.
During the past 100 days, Waste Management, Inc’s (WM) raw stochastic average was set at 94.41%, which indicates a significant decrease from 97.92% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 11.93% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 17.06% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $225.10, while its 200-day Moving Average is $214.60. Now, the first resistance to watch is $235.01. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $236.22. The third major resistance level sits at $238.39. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $231.63, it is likely to go to the next support level at $229.46. The third support level lies at $228.25 if the price breaches the second support level.
Waste Management, Inc (NYSE: WM) Key Stats
There are currently 402,115K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 94.01 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 22,063 M according to its annual income of 2,746 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 5,893 M and its income totaled 598,000 K.
