Bensler LLC Sells 8,479 Shares of Republic Services, Inc. $RSG

Bensler LLC reduced its stake in shares of Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:RSG) by 28.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 21,416 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 8,479 shares during the quarter. Bensler LLC’s holdings in Republic Services were worth $4,539,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Oxbow Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Republic Services by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Oxbow Advisors LLC now owns 2,527 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $536,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC increased its stake in Republic Services by 51.8% in the fourth quarter. NewEdge Wealth LLC now owns 7,854 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,665,000 after purchasing an additional 2,680 shares in the last quarter. Triton Financial Group Inc raised its holdings in Republic Services by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Triton Financial Group Inc now owns 8,570 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,816,000 after purchasing an additional 298 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. boosted its position in shares of Republic Services by 18.6% during the fourth quarter. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. now owns 15,156 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $3,212,000 after purchasing an additional 2,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ethic Inc. boosted its position in shares of Republic Services by 16.7% during the fourth quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 10,734 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $2,275,000 after purchasing an additional 1,534 shares in the last quarter. 57.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Republic Services

Here are the key news stories impacting Republic Services this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada raised its price target on Republic Services (RSG) from $265 to $267 and reiterated an outperform rating, implying meaningful upside from current levels. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: RSG reported first-quarter EPS of $1.70, beating the consensus estimate of $1.64, while revenue of $4.11 billion also slightly topped expectations. Republic Services Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management highlighted pricing discipline and cost controls, which helped lift the adjusted EBITDA margin to 32.1% and expanded net income and adjusted free cash flow. Zacks Q1 Earnings Beat

Republic Services Price Performance

RSG stock opened at $199.82 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $217.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $215.64. Republic Services, Inc. has a 1 year low of $198.24 and a 1 year high of $258.75. The stock has a market cap of $61.74 billion, a PE ratio of 28.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.32 and a beta of 0.43. The company has a current ratio of 0.64, a quick ratio of 0.64 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08.

Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The business services provider reported $1.70 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $4.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.10 billion. Republic Services had a return on equity of 18.58% and a net margin of 13.00%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Republic Services, Inc. will post 7.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Republic Services Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd. This represents a $2.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.3%. Republic Services’s dividend payout ratio is 36.15%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

RSG has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $249.00 price objective on shares of Republic Services in a research report on Friday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Republic Services from $238.00 to $252.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings downgraded Republic Services from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on Republic Services from $244.00 to $253.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Republic Services from $233.00 to $245.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, April 10th. Eleven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Republic Services presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $246.00.

Republic Services Profile

Republic Services, Inc is a leading provider of non-hazardous solid waste and recycling services in the United States. The company offers a broad range of waste management solutions to residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers, positioning itself as a full-service partner for everyday waste collection as well as specialized disposal needs.

Republic’s core operations include curbside and commercial collection, transfer and hauling, materials recovery and recycling facilities, and landfill disposal.