Waste Management Stocks To Keep An Eye On – August 17th

Waste Management, Rockwell Automation, and Fluor are the three Waste Management stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Waste management stocks are shares of publicly traded companies that collect, transport, process, recycle and dispose of municipal, industrial and hazardous waste. These firms operate landfills, recycling centers, compost facilities and waste‐to‐energy plants, and are often viewed by investors as providers of stable, regulated services with growing demand for sustainable and environmentally friendly solutions. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Waste Management stocks within the last several days.

Waste Management (WM)

Waste Management, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of environmental solutions to residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal customers in the United States and Canada. It offers collection services, including picking up and transporting waste and recyclable materials from where it was generated to a transfer station, material recovery facility (MRF), or disposal site; and owns and operates transfer stations, as well as owns, develops, and operates landfill facilities that produce landfill gas used as renewable natural gas for generating electricity.

Shares of WM traded up $0.65 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $226.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 3,371,175 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,657,967. The stock has a market cap of $91.36 billion, a PE ratio of 33.65, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.51. Waste Management has a 52 week low of $199.69 and a 52 week high of $242.58. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $230.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $229.63.

Rockwell Automation (ROK)

Rockwell Automation, Inc. provides industrial automation and digital transformation solutions in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company operates through three segments, Intelligent Devices, Software & Control, and Lifecycle Services. Its solutions include hardware and software products and services.

Shares of ROK traded down $4.56 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $342.95. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 959,552 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,051,563. The stock has a market cap of $38.56 billion, a PE ratio of 40.25, a P/E/G ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a current ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Rockwell Automation has a 52 week low of $215.00 and a 52 week high of $360.92. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $339.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $296.24.

Fluor (FLR)

Fluor Corporation provides engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC); fabrication and modularization; operation and maintenance; asset integrity; and project management services worldwide. The company operates through Energy Solutions, Urban Solutions, Mission Solutions, and Other segments. The Energy Solutions segment provides solutions to the energy transition markets, including asset decarbonization, carbon capture, renewable fuels, waste-to-energy, green chemicals, hydrogen, nuclear power, and other low-carbon energy sources.

Shares of FLR traded up $0.24 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $41.79. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,073,290 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,194,345. The stock has a market cap of $6.76 billion, a PE ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a current ratio of 1.62, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18. Fluor has a 52 week low of $29.20 and a 52 week high of $60.10. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $42.32.