Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) Earns “Outperform” Rating from William Blair

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at William Blair in a report issued on Friday,RTT News reports. William Blair also issued estimates for Republic Services’ Q3 2025 earnings at $1.85 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.04 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $1.87 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on RSG. CIBC upgraded Republic Services from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $264.00 target price for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of Republic Services from $240.00 to $257.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 18th. Argus set a $260.00 price target on shares of Republic Services in a research note on Tuesday, February 18th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Republic Services from $232.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, UBS Group increased their price objective on Republic Services from $240.00 to $250.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Republic Services has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $245.38.

Republic Services Price Performance

Republic Services stock opened at $243.96 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $236.86 and a 200-day simple moving average of $219.56. The company has a quick ratio of 0.64, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.59, a PEG ratio of 3.64 and a beta of 0.62. Republic Services has a 52-week low of $180.92 and a 52-week high of $249.73.

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 24th. The business services provider reported $1.58 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.55 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $4.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.08 billion. Republic Services had a net margin of 12.74% and a return on equity of 18.28%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Republic Services will post 6.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Gregg Brummer sold 6,293 shares of Republic Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.20, for a total value of $1,436,062.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 10,416 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,376,931.20. This trade represents a 37.66 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.11% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Republic Services

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Republic Services by 37.5% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 17,682 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,586,000 after acquiring an additional 4,827 shares during the last quarter. DnB Asset Management AS grew its stake in shares of Republic Services by 65.1% during the fourth quarter. DnB Asset Management AS now owns 72,931 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $14,672,000 after purchasing an additional 28,764 shares in the last quarter. Avanza Fonder AB purchased a new position in Republic Services in the fourth quarter valued at $4,430,000. Czech National Bank raised its stake in Republic Services by 6.1% in the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 44,134 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $8,879,000 after buying an additional 2,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hickory Point Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Republic Services during the 4th quarter worth about $790,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.73% of the company’s stock.

Republic Services Company Profile

Republic Services, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, offers environmental services in the United States and Canada. It is involved in the collection and processing of recyclable, solid waste, and industrial waste materials; transportation and disposal of non-hazardous and hazardous waste streams; and other environmental solutions.