Atb Cap Markets Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for GFL

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for GFL Environmental in a research note issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

A number of other brokerages have also recently weighed in on GFL. Scotiabank dropped their price objective on GFL Environmental from $51.00 to $50.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Citigroup started coverage on GFL Environmental in a research report on Monday, January 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $53.00 target price for the company. UBS Group increased their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $53.00 price objective on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $49.56.

GFL Environmental Stock Up 5.0 %

Shares of NYSE GFL opened at $45.19 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. The business’s 50 day moving average is $44.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.16. GFL Environmental has a 52-week low of $30.57 and a 52-week high of $48.87. The firm has a market cap of $17.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.98 and a beta of 1.17.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion. GFL Environmental had a negative net margin of 7.54% and a positive return on equity of 3.50%.

GFL Environmental Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Monday, January 13th were issued a $0.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.12%. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -3.76%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Continuum Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 60.6% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH increased its holdings in GFL Environmental by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Erste Asset Management GmbH now owns 13,371 shares of the company’s stock valued at $597,000 after buying an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC raised its stake in GFL Environmental by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 5,790 shares of the company’s stock valued at $258,000 after buying an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in GFL Environmental by 124.9% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 551 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 306 shares during the last quarter. Finally, US Bancorp DE lifted its holdings in GFL Environmental by 12.5% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 2,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $129,000 after buying an additional 321 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 64.70% of the company’s stock.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.