Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN – Get Free Report) Senior Officer Robert Andres Nielsen sold 571 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$252.28, for a total transaction of C$144,051.88.
Robert Andres Nielsen also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, August 14th, Robert Andres Nielsen sold 500 shares of Waste Connections stock. The stock was sold at an average price of C$181.75, for a total value of C$90,875.00.
- On Wednesday, August 7th, Robert Andres Nielsen sold 1,000 shares of Waste Connections stock. The shares were sold at an average price of C$180.15, for a total value of C$180,150.00.
Waste Connections Stock Down 0.1 %
Shares of TSE:WCN opened at C$252.39 on Friday. Waste Connections, Inc. has a 12-month low of C$174.74 and a 12-month high of C$253.32. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is C$248.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$236.08. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 100.60. The firm has a market cap of C$65.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.96, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.72.
Waste Connections Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 22nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, August 7th were issued a $0.39 dividend. This represents a $1.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.62%. This is an increase from Waste Connections’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, August 7th. Waste Connections’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 34.37%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Separately, ATB Capital raised their price target on shares of Waste Connections from C$240.00 to C$255.00 in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$196.10.
Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on Waste Connections
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.
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