GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $57.56 According to Brokerages

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $57.78.

GFL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup set a $51.00 price target on GFL Environmental and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of GFL Environmental from $55.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Friday. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of GFL Environmental in a report on Monday, August 31st. BMO Capital Markets reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of GFL Environmental in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Finally, Wolfe Research started coverage on shares of GFL Environmental in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $77.00 price target for the company.

Institutional Trading of GFL Environmental

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of GFL Environmental by 43.8% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,847,166 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,064,000 after buying an additional 563,001 shares in the last quarter. Verbena Value LP lifted its position in GFL Environmental by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Verbena Value LP now owns 1,211,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,527,000 after buying an additional 374,000 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its holdings in GFL Environmental by 68.7% during the 1st quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,158,643 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,309,000 after acquiring an additional 471,935 shares during the last quarter. QV Investors Inc. bought a new stake in GFL Environmental during the 3rd quarter worth about $44,887,000. Finally, Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in GFL Environmental by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter. Schwartz Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 976,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,829,000 after acquiring an additional 230,199 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 64.70% of the company’s stock.

GFL Environmental News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting GFL Environmental this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised 2026 revenue guidance: GFL issued fiscal 2026 revenue guidance of approximately $5.8 billion, above the $5.7 billion analyst consensus. The increase signals confidence in continued growth, including contributions from its SECURE acquisition. GFL Environmental Raises Earnings Guidance
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts raised price targets: Scotiabank increased its target to $56 from $55 and maintained a “sector outperform” rating, while Barclays raised its target to $59 from $58 and kept an “overweight” rating. The targets imply roughly 24% to 31% potential upside from the referenced share price.
• Positive Sentiment: Strong quarterly revenue growth: Third-quarter revenue rose sharply year over year, while operating cash flow remained positive. The results helped support the stock’s favorable near-term reaction despite mixed profitability. GFL Environmental Q3 Adjusted Earnings and Revenue
• Neutral Sentiment: Take-private activity remains a potential catalyst: GFL set November 9 as the deadline for potential take-private offers. The process could produce a premium bid, but there is no assurance that an offer will emerge or lead to a transaction. GFL Sets Deadline for Take-Private Offers
• Negative Sentiment: Profitability was mixed: GFL’s reported EPS of $0.19 was described as meeting one consensus estimate but missing another at $0.20. Operating profit declined year over year, and the company posted a net loss under adjusted financial data, highlighting execution, leverage and cash-flow risks. GFL Environmental Lags Q3 Earnings Estimates

GFL Environmental Stock Up 0.3%

GFL stock opened at $45.16 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $42.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.83. The firm has a market cap of $16.30 billion, a PE ratio of -57.16, a P/E/G ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.72. GFL Environmental has a 12 month low of $33.33 and a 12 month high of $46.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a current ratio of 0.93 and a quick ratio of 0.75.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 28th. The company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.19. GFL Environmental had a negative net margin of 4.93% and a positive return on equity of 3.84%. The business had revenue of $2.16 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. Equities research analysts forecast that GFL Environmental will post 0.55 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

GFL Environmental Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 14th were paid a $0.0169 dividend. This represents a $0.07 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.1%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 14th. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio is currently -8.86%.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc is a Canadian environmental services company that provides waste management and related infrastructure services to municipal, residential, commercial, industrial and institutional customers. The company’s operations include the collection, transfer, processing, recycling and disposal of non-hazardous solid waste, as well as organics and other resource-recovery services.

GFL also provides infrastructure and soil remediation services, including the management of contaminated materials and related environmental projects.