Do Analysts Expect Waste Management, Inc. (WM) Stock to Rise After It Is Lower By -2.25% in a Month?

Analysts who follow Waste Management, Inc. (WM) on average expect it to add 10.81% over the next twelve months. Those same analysts give the stock an average rating of Buy. That average rating earns WM an Analyst Ranking of 19, which means it ranks higher than 19 of stocks, based on data compiled by InvestorsObserver.

Wall Street analysts are rating WM a Buy today. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on WM!

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Why are Analyst Ratings Important?

You can learn a lot about a company from looking at it’s financial statements and comparing them to other companies. Analysts who cover an industry in depth can add even more to your research though. They typically follow a particular sector or industry very closely. They also pay attention to and ask questions on earnings conference calls and other events where they might learn information that does show up in the numbers. InvestorsObserver takes the average rating from these analysts, and then percentile ranks those averages. This lets you compare stocks in a much more granular way than just seeing the typical five-tiered rating system used on most of Wall Street.

What's Happening With Waste Management, Inc. Stock Today?

Waste Management, Inc. (WM) stock has gained 0.61% while the S&P 500 is down -1.16% as of 3:40 PM on Monday, Jan 30. WM is higher by $0.93 from the previous closing price of $152.57 on volume of 1,098,336 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is down -10.90% while WM is higher by 2.03%. WM earned $5.38 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.46. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Waste Management, Inc. stock.