William Blair Has Optimistic View of TSE:WCN FY2025 Earnings

Waste Connections, Inc. (TSE:WCN) – Stock analysts at William Blair raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for shares of Waste Connections in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst T. Romeo now anticipates that the company will earn $7.19 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $6.93. The consensus estimate for Waste Connections’ current full-year earnings is $9.98 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Waste Connections’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q2 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Barclays upgraded shares of Waste Connections to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 19th. Scotiabank upgraded shares of Waste Connections from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Atb Cap Markets upgraded shares of Waste Connections from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Strong Buy”.

Waste Connections Price Performance

Shares of TSE WCN opened at C$242.72 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of C$62.14 billion, a PE ratio of 101.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.74, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 102.69. Waste Connections has a twelve month low of C$236.00 and a twelve month high of C$284.73. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of C$245.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of C$255.67.

Insider Activity

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

About Waste Connections

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.