Analysts Issue Forecasts for WCN Q2 Earnings

Waste Connections, Inc. (NYSE:WCN) – Analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 6th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mazzoni forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $1.28 for the quarter. Seaport Res Ptn currently has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $5.28 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $5.92 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.38 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.46 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $221.00 price objective on shares of Waste Connections in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Citigroup lifted their price target on Waste Connections from $209.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on Waste Connections from $225.00 to $210.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Truist Financial set a $220.00 target price on shares of Waste Connections in a research report on Friday, April 25th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Waste Connections from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $208.21.

Waste Connections Stock Down 0.1 %

NYSE WCN opened at $195.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $50.45 billion, a PE ratio of 81.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.07 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $192.47 and its 200 day simple moving average is $186.02. Waste Connections has a one year low of $160.34 and a one year high of $201.66.

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The business services provider reported $1.13 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.07 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.22 billion. Waste Connections had a net margin of 6.92% and a return on equity of 15.54%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.04 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Waste Connections

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in WCN. Manchester Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Waste Connections during the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. Private Trust Co. NA boosted its stake in shares of Waste Connections by 153.3% during the fourth quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 152 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 92 shares in the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Waste Connections during the fourth quarter worth about $27,000. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd bought a new position in Waste Connections in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in Waste Connections by 59.7% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 190 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.09% of the company’s stock.

Waste Connections Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.315 per share. This represents a $1.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, May 7th. Waste Connections’s dividend payout ratio is 51.85%.

Waste Connections Company Profile

Waste Connections, Inc provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, disposal, and resource recovery services in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services to residential, commercial, municipal, industrial, and exploration and production (E&P) customers; landfill disposal services; and recycling services for various recyclable materials, including compost, cardboard, mixed paper, plastic containers, glass bottles, and ferrous and aluminum metals.