Waste Connections (WCN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Waste Connections (NYSE:WCN) will likely be posting its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 11th. Analysts expect Waste Connections to post earnings of $1.29 per share and revenue of $2.3686 billion for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

Waste Connections Price Performance

NYSE:WCN opened at $166.06 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market cap of $42.45 billion, a PE ratio of 69.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.04 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $171.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $175.52. Waste Connections has a 12 month low of $162.06 and a 12 month high of $201.66.

Institutional Trading of Waste Connections

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of WCN. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in shares of Waste Connections by 39.6% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,455,162 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $783,218,000 after buying an additional 1,264,150 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in Waste Connections by 31.3% in the 3rd quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 1,263,918 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $222,197,000 after buying an additional 301,389 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP acquired a new position in shares of Waste Connections during the third quarter worth $50,488,000. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in shares of Waste Connections by 7.7% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,038,786 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $567,402,000 after acquiring an additional 216,110 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Waste Connections in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,791,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.09% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Waste Connections in a research note on Monday, November 24th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $202.00 target price for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $205.00 price target (up previously from $200.00) on shares of Waste Connections in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $220.00 price target (up previously from $215.00) on shares of Waste Connections in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Wells Fargo & Company started coverage on Waste Connections in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $186.00 target price on the stock. Finally, UBS Group set a $205.00 target price on shares of Waste Connections in a report on Monday, January 5th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Waste Connections currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $206.50.

About Waste Connections

Waste Connections (NYSE: WCN) is a North American integrated waste services company that provides a range of solid waste and environmental services to municipal, commercial, industrial and residential customers. The company offers collection, transportation, transfer, disposal and recycling services, and operates an extensive network of transfer stations and disposal facilities. Waste Connections positions itself as a provider of infrastructure-driven waste solutions across many regions of the United States and Canada.

The company’s operating activities include routine curbside and commercial collection, roll-off and container services, operation of landfills and transfer stations, and recycling and resource recovery programs.