Atb Cap Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Equities research analysts at Atb Cap Markets dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for GFL Environmental in a research report issued on Monday, April 14th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.06) per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.12. 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 $0.29 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.37 EPS.

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

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus raised GFL Environmental from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $57.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, April 4th. Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $54.00 to $58.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $53.00 price target on shares of GFL Environmental in a research note on Monday, February 24th. Finally, Scotiabank boosted their price objective on GFL Environmental from $52.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $52.00.

GFL Environmental Trading Down 0.1 %

GFL opened at $48.49 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $19.07 billion, a P/E ratio of -36.46 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $46.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.69. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27. GFL Environmental has a 1-year low of $30.57 and a 1-year high of $49.45.

GFL Environmental Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, April 14th will be paid a $0.0154 dividend. This is a boost from GFL Environmental’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $0.06 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.13%. GFL Environmental’s payout ratio is currently -3.87%.

Institutional Trading of GFL Environmental

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. 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 purchasing an additional 306 shares in the last quarter. Berbice Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the fourth quarter worth $27,000. Natixis bought a new stake in GFL Environmental during the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC purchased a new position in GFL Environmental during the first quarter worth about $53,000. Finally, Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in GFL Environmental by 3,470.3% in the 1st quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,321 shares of the company’s stock worth $64,000 after acquiring an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

GFL Environmental Company Profile

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.