Waste Connections, Inc

Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) Stock Analysis

$167.900

+2.418 (+1.44%)At close

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High
168.000
Open
166.790
VWAP
166.94
Volume
2.27M
Mkt Cap
45.34B
Low
164.910
Amount
379.15M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
14.54

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company operates through six geographic solid waste operating segments, which include Southern, Western, Eastern, Central, Canada and MidSouth. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in secondary markets across 46 states in the United States and six provinces in Canada. It also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services across the United States and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. It also provides non-hazardous oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) waste treatment, recovery and disposal services and intermodal services.

AI analysis of Waste Connections, Inc (WCN)

Hold

Waste Connections is currently not a strong buy due to its recent price decline and technical indicators, despite positive long-term fundamentals. The current price is $152.83, and the RSI is at 34.78, indicating potential oversold conditions. However, the stock has seen a 12.23% decline year-to-date, and insider selling raises caution. The main risk is the recent downgrade in price targets by analysts, with the lowest target now at $180, which is still above the current price, but reflects a cautious sentiment.

Analyst Ratings (14)

+22.42% upside
Buy
12 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 167.90
Low
173.11
Average
205.54
High
221.00

Raymond James

2026-10-09

Price Target

$189

Strong Buy

CIBC

2026-10-08

Price Target

$184

Outperformer

JPMorgan

2026-10-08

Price Target

$180

Overweight

UBS

2026-09-18

Price Target

$200

Buy

UBS

2026-08-04

Price Target

$176

Neutral

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Waste Connections, Inc (WCN) is 18.08, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 31.69.

Forward P/E

Strongly Undervalued
5Y Average P/E
31.69
Current P/E
18.08
Overvalued
36.59
Undervalued
26.78

Forward EV/EBITDA

Strongly Undervalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
16.88
Current EV/EBITDA
14.54
Overvalued
17.98
Undervalued
15.78

Forward P/S

Undervalued
5Y Average P/S
4.56
Current P/S
3.72
Overvalued
5.00
Undervalued
4.12

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for WCN

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%WCN

$271.97

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%WCN

$246.80

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%WCN

$215.44

Scenario price

Whales holding WCN

T

Tetrem Capital Management Ltd.

+ HoldingWCN

+8.55%

3M Return

P

Picton Mahoney Asset Management

+ HoldingWCN

+6.66%

3M Return

A

Addenda Capital Inc.

+ HoldingWCN

+5.98%

3M Return

R

Rathbones Asset Management Limited

+ HoldingWCN

+4.92%

3M Return

C

Choate Investment Advisors LLC

+ HoldingWCN

+4.57%

3M Return

M

Manulife Asset Management

+ HoldingWCN

+4.45%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-08-07 (ET)

16:30:00

Waste Connections Receives TSX Approval for NCIB Renewal

2026-07-22 (ET)

16:31:00

Company Reports Q2 Revenue of $2.56B, Exceeding Expectations

16:30:00

Company Raises Full Year Revenue Outlook to $10.02B to $10.05B for 2026

News

WCN FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Waste Connections, Inc. is an integrated solid waste services company that provides non-hazardous waste collection, transfer, and disposal services, including by rail, along with resource recovery primarily through recycling and renewable fuels generation. The Company operates through six geographic solid waste operating segments, which include Southern, Western, Eastern, Central, Canada and MidSouth. The Company serves approximately nine million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in secondary markets across 46 states in the United States and six provinces in Canada. It also provides non-hazardous oilfield waste treatment, recovery and disposal services across the United States and Canada, as well as intermodal services for the movement of cargo and solid waste containers in the Pacific Northwest. It also provides non-hazardous oil and natural gas exploration and production (E&P) waste treatment, recovery and disposal services and intermodal services. It operates in the Industrials sector (REFUSE SYSTEMS industry).

Waste Connections is currently not a strong buy due to its recent price decline and technical indicators, despite positive long-term fundamentals. The current price is $152.83, and the RSI is at 34.78, indicating potential oversold conditions. However, the stock has seen a 12.23% decline year-to-date, and insider selling raises caution. The main risk is the recent downgrade in price targets by analysts, with the lowest target now at $180, which is still above the current price, but reflects a cautious sentiment.

14 analysts cover WCN: 12 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 205.54.

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