Atb Cap Markets Issues Negative Estimate for GFL Earnings

GFL Environmental Inc. (NYSE:GFL) – Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for GFL Environmental in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 25th. Atb Cap Markets analyst C. Murray now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for GFL Environmental’s current full-year earnings is $0.58 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for GFL Environmental’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.00 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.27 EPS.

GFL has been the subject of several other reports. Royal Bank of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $53.00 price target on shares of GFL Environmental in a research note on Monday. Citigroup started coverage on GFL Environmental in a research report on Monday, January 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $53.00 price objective for the company. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. UBS Group upped their price target on shares of GFL Environmental from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Truist Financial raised their price target on GFL Environmental from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $49.56.

GFL Environmental Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of GFL opened at $44.41 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.58. GFL Environmental has a fifty-two week low of $30.57 and a fifty-two week high of $48.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.41 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.13. The firm has a market cap of $17.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -33.39 and a beta of 1.17.

GFL Environmental (NYSE:GFL) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 24th. The company reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.03. GFL Environmental had a positive return on equity of 3.50% and a negative net margin of 7.54%. The company had revenue of $1.42 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.98 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On GFL Environmental

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Generate Investment Management Ltd bought a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the 4th quarter worth $15,041,000. Tobam purchased a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental during the fourth quarter valued at $1,846,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of GFL Environmental by 115.3% during the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 49,566 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,977,000 after acquiring an additional 26,542 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in shares of GFL Environmental by 7.4% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 25,158,657 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,003,591,000 after acquiring an additional 1,728,598 shares during the period. Finally, Forsta AP Fonden bought a new stake in shares of GFL Environmental in the third quarter worth approximately $1,761,000. 64.70% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

GFL Environmental Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 31st. Investors of record on Monday, January 13th were given a dividend of $0.014 per share. This represents a $0.06 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 13th. GFL Environmental’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -3.76%.

GFL Environmental Company Profile

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.