FY2025 EPS Estimates for TSE:WCN Lifted by Atb Cap Markets

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Stock analysts at Atb Cap Markets raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for Waste Connections in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 22nd. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will earn $7.15 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $6.86. Atb Cap Markets has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.99 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.88 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also commented on WCN. Barclays upgraded shares of Waste Connections to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, September 19th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Waste Connections from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Strong Buy”.

Waste Connections Stock Down 0.8%

WCN stock opened at C$242.72 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is C$245.27 and its 200 day moving average price is C$255.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69, a quick ratio of 0.74 and a current ratio of 0.77. Waste Connections has a fifty-two week low of C$236.00 and a fifty-two week high of C$284.73. The firm has a market capitalization of C$62.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.13, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.39.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Patrick J. Shea sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$258.01, for a total transaction of C$1,290,045.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 20,671 shares in the company, valued at approximately C$5,333,304.04. The trade was a 19.48% decrease in their position. Insiders own 0.21% of the company’s stock.

Waste Connections Company Profile

Waste Connections is the third- largest integrated provider of traditional solid waste and recycling services in the North America, operating 91 active landfills (12 are E&P waste landfills), 132 transfer stations, and 68 recycling operations. The firm serves residential, commercial, industrial, and energy end markets.