Waste Connections, Inc. (WCN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Industrials · Waste Management
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $164.43: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Weak growth.
Waste Connections, Inc. is the third largest solid waste services company in North America, providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation, in 46... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $164.43: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 55. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear). Suitability: moderate.
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- 2026-03-18Item 5.02MEDIUMDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.** On March 18, 2026, upon the recommendation of its Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Waste Conne...SEC filing →
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $164.43: Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Weak growth. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 55. Prior stop was $156.82. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $183.67 (+11.7% upside). Prior stop was $156.82. Stop-loss: $156.82.
Leverage penalty (D/E 1.2): -0.5; Weak growth; Below 200-MA, MA slope -2.1%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Waste Connections, Inc. trades at a P/E of 40.0 (forward 26.5). TrendMatrix value score: 4.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
20 analysts cover WCN with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $204.
What does Waste Connections, Inc. do?Waste Connections, Inc. is the third largest solid waste services company in North America, providing non-hazardous...
Waste Connections, Inc. is the third largest solid waste services company in North America, providing non-hazardous waste collection, transfer and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation, in 46 states in the U.S. and six provinces in Canada.