After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Waste Management industry segment. The current market capitalization of Waste Management, Inc is $94.19B. A total of 1.15 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.72M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Morris John J sold 23,795 shares of WM for 233.32 per share on May 02 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP & Chief Operation Officer now owns 92,098 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 02 ’25, Morris John J bought 23,795 shares at 233.32 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Morris John J disposed of 19,153 shares on Mar 07 ’25 at a per-share price of $224.71. This resulted in the EVP & Chief Operation Officer holding 85,257 shares of WM after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Carroll John A. sold 1,251 shares at $225.92 per share on Mar 07 ’25. Company shares held by the VP & Chief Accounting Officer now total 8,420.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Waste Management, Inc pays an annual dividend of $3.08, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.31%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.30. WM’s most recent ex-dividend date was 1.3% when it declared a $0.8250 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/14/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/6/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.35%. The WM stock dividend was $0.75 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WM has a high of $239.32 and a low of $196.59.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. WM’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $118.00M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $13.40B in debt and $4.08B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $21.50, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $7.13B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WM is Buy with a score of 4.05.
