Atb Cap Markets Issues Negative Estimate for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Analysts at Atb Cap Markets decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of GFL Environmental in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, January 8th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.34. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.59 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.11 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS.

Several other research firms also recently commented on GFL. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Scotiabank boosted their price target on GFL Environmental from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Raymond James increased their price objective on GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their target price on GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $45.80.

GFL Environmental Stock Performance

GFL stock opened at $44.75 on Thursday. GFL Environmental has a twelve month low of $30.57 and a twelve month high of $48.87. The firm has a market cap of $17.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.65 and a beta of 1.17. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $44.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $41.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.58, a current ratio of 0.58 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, November 6th. The company reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.01. GFL Environmental had a positive return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 7.54%. The firm had revenue of $1.48 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.49 billion.

GFL Environmental Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 13th will be paid a $0.014 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 13th. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.13%. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -3.76%.

Institutional Trading of GFL Environmental

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Tidal Investments LLC boosted its stake in GFL Environmental by 6.3% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 20,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $832,000 after acquiring an additional 1,238 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental during the 3rd quarter valued at $174,000. TCW Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. TCW Group Inc. now owns 21,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 4,270 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank boosted its position in shares of GFL Environmental by 20.1% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 104,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,171,000 after purchasing an additional 17,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in GFL Environmental by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 918,706 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,296,000 after buying an additional 65,449 shares during the last quarter. 64.70% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About GFL Environmental

GFL Environmental Inc offers non-hazardous solid waste management and environmental services in Canada and the United States. It offers solid waste management, liquid waste management, and soil remediation services, including collection, transportation, transfer, recycling, and disposal services for municipal, residential, and commercial, and industrial customers.